Starting School--A Singapore Story Told by Children

Autor/inn/en	Yeo, Lay See; Clarke, Christine
Titel	Starting School--A Singapore Story Told by Children
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 30 (2005) 3, S.1-9 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0312-5033
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Student Experience; Student Adjustment; Expectation; Interviews; Early Experience; Best Practices; Childhood Attitudes; Childhood Interests; Singapore + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Studienerfahrung; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Expectancy; Erwartung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Frühbeginn; Singapur
Abstract	This paper offers the perspective of a group of Primary One children in Singapore on their transition from preschool to formal schooling. It examines their impressions of school expectations, adjustments in daily routine, and the best and worst aspects of school. Data obtained from a structured interview indicates that children regard school as a positive experience. Almost all had made new friends and enjoyed the larger school building and facilities. They held a very serious view of schooling, where learning held centre-stage and play took a back seat. They registered a positive view of themselves as learners. Many were concerned about school rules. Whereas the majority did not indicate anxieties about school, some expressed worries that pertained mostly to being reprimanded by teachers, the principal, and vice-principal. Implications for best practices in school transition are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10