Transition to school - research, policy, and practice in Denmark during the first quarter of the 21st Century

Kira Saabye Christensen; Anja Hvidtfeldt Stanek; Stig Broström

Transition to school - research, policy, and practice in Denmark during the first quarter of the 21st Century

Bidragets oversatte titel: Overgang til skole - forskning, politik og praksis i Danmark i det første kvartal af det 21. århundrede

Kira Saabye Christensen, Anja Hvidtfeldt Stanek, Stig Broström

Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport › Bidrag til bog/antologi › Formidling

Abstract

This chapter describes research on and organisation of children’s transition to school in Denmark. The chapter shows that the pedagogical work with children’s transition to school starts already in kindergarten with the aim of creating coherence and continuity in children’s lives, in line with the political framework for kindergartens. The chapter also refers to research showing that this focus is highly oriented on school readiness, which risks creating narrow and standardised understandings of children, as well as reluctance to start school. Finally, Danish research shows that children’s communities and the work with children’s relationships and experiences of belonging are crucial for children’s opportunities for participation in both kindergarten and school, and for their well-being in the transition to school.

Bidragets oversatte titel	Overgang til skole - forskning, politik og praksis i Danmark i det første kvartal af det 21. århundrede
Originalsprog	Engelsk
Titel	Research and Practice in Transition to School: National and International Perspectives from 25 years of the 21st Century
Redaktører	Sue Dockett, Bob Perry
Antal sider	17
Forlag	Springer
Status	Accepteret/In press - 1 jun. 2025

Emneord

Børn og unge
Læring, pædagogik og undervisning

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Transition to school - research, policy, and practice in Denmark during the first quarter of the 21st Century. / Christensen, Kira Saabye; Hvidtfeldt Stanek, Anja; Broström, Stig.
Research and Practice in Transition to School: National and International Perspectives from 25 years of the 21st Century. red. / Sue Dockett; Bob Perry. Springer, 2025.

Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport › Bidrag til bog/antologi › Formidling

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