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Sociocultural Perspectives on Transition to School from Pacific Islands Early Childhood Centres.

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dc.contributor.author Podmore, Valerie N.
dc.contributor.author Sauvao, Le'autuli'ilagi M.
dc.contributor.author Mapa, Lia
dc.date.accessioned 2021-12-01T00:51:59Z
dc.date.available 2021-12-01T00:51:59Z
dc.date.issued 2003
dc.identifier.citation DOI: 10.1080/0966976032000066073 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0966-9760 (print)/ISSN 1469-5463 (online)/03/020033-10
dc.identifier.uri ${sadil.baseUrl}/handle/123456789/841
dc.description article, 11 p. en_US
dc.description.abstract Sociocultural theories of learning and development underpin a number of studies of young children’s experiences as they move from early childhood education centres to school settings. This paper summarises research designed to investigate children’s transition to primary school from Pacific early childhood centres in New Zealand. The study records experiences of transition to school of families from each of five Pacific groups (Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tokelau, and Tonga). The emphasis is on language and children’s other experiences as they move from Pacific Islands early childhood centres into English-language primary schools. Findings from in-depth interviews with children, parents, early childhood teachers, and school teachers are summarised, and brief reference is also made to analyses of the content of the 19 participating schools’ charters. The paper draws on sociocultural perspectives to comment on aspects of facilitating transition. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Carfax Publishing and Taylor & Francis Ltd. en_US
dc.subject sociocultural theories on learning and development - Pacific en_US
dc.subject early childhood education - New Zealand en_US
dc.subject Pacific islands early childhood centres - N.Z. en_US
dc.title Sociocultural Perspectives on Transition to School from Pacific Islands Early Childhood Centres. en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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