Transition to School: Research, Policy, and Practice in Denmark during the First Quarter of the Twenty-First Century

Anja Hvidtfeldt Stanek; Kira Saabye Christensen; Stig Broström

doi:10.1007/978-3-032-10436-6_30

Transition to School: Research, Policy, and Practice in Denmark during the First Quarter of the Twenty-First Century

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

Anja Hvidtfeldt Stanek
, Kira Saabye Christensen
, Stig Broström

Aalborg Universitet
Aarhus Universitet

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	Transitions to School in the 21st Century : Insights from National and International Research, Policy, and Practice
Redaktører	Bob Perry, Sue Dockett
Antal sider	17
Udgivelsessted	London
Forlag	Springer
Publikationsdato	1 apr. 2026
Sider	469-482
ISBN (Trykt)	978-3-032-10435-9
ISBN (Elektronisk)	978-3-032-10436-6
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-10436-6_30
Status	Udgivet - 1 apr. 2026

Navn	International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development
Vol/bind	46
ISSN	2468-8746

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Hvidtfeldt Stanek, A., Christensen, K. S., & Broström, S. (2026). Transition to School: Research, Policy, and Practice in Denmark during the First Quarter of the Twenty-First Century. I B. Perry, & S. Dockett (red.), Transitions to School in the 21st Century: Insights from National and International Research, Policy, and Practice (s. 469-482). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-10436-6_30

Hvidtfeldt Stanek, Anja ; Christensen, Kira Saabye ; Broström, Stig. / Transition to School : Research, Policy, and Practice in Denmark during the First Quarter of the Twenty-First Century. Transitions to School in the 21st Century: Insights from National and International Research, Policy, and Practice. red. / Bob Perry ; Sue Dockett. London : Springer, 2026. s. 469-482 (International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development, Bind 46).

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