Professional linkages at the transition to school
Boundaries and linked ecologies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21728099 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sue Dockett (0000-0002-4594-2961, Charles Sturt University, corresponding author), Bob Perry (0000-0003-2237-0267, Charles Sturt University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 459-477 |
| Publication date | 2021-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Policy Futures in Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1478-2103 • E-ISSN: 1478-2103 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1478210320973116 |
| OpenAlex | W3115253323 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 16 |
The transition to school brings early childhood and school educators together in the common aim of promoting a positive start to school. This transition also highlights the boundaries and professional linkages that contribute to this aim. Conceptualising boundary spaces as sites of professional identity construction and negotiation, we explore professional linkages between early childhood education and care and school educators during transitions to school, using Abbott’s linked ecologies framework. To do this, we examine data from two studies, exploring the proposition that collaboration – in the forms of professional networks and transition statements (shared documentation) – have the potential to act as linkages across the ecologies of early childhood education and care and school education. Our conclusions support this potential but note that the nature and impact of these linkages is variable. Further, we argue that contradictions and tensions in the perceived professional roles of educators are evident within these linkages
Boundary-work · Developmental psychology · Documentation · Early childhood · Early childhood education · Epistemology · Negotiation · Pedagogy · Professional development · Proposition · Social science · Sociology · Early Childhood Education and Development · Innovative Education and Learning Practices · Psychology · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
Navigating Discrete Pedagogical Orientations
Transitions from ECE to Primary School in Slovenia
Effective actions to support transition
Documenting special educational needs in digital systems
Why did Koby become an ‘accepted player’ but Colin become a ‘violent player’? A qualitative study of children’s play during the transition to school
A critical realist analysis of kindergarten teachers' professional identity in Chinese policy
Hypervisibility and erasure
Building common knowledge at the boundaries between professional practices
Professional emergence on transnational issues
Making educational spaces through boundary work
Between gate-keeping and support
Three Approaches to Qualitative Content Analysis
Shades of grey
The Study of Boundaries in the Social Sciences
Linked Ecologies
Ecologies of Boundaries
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |