A conceptual framework for understanding children as agents in the transition from home to kindergarten

Early Years

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 123-141

  Lam, Mei Seung ^a   Pollard, Andrew ^b  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Early childhood education; Home to kindergarten; Rites of passage; Sociocultural theory; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 36549051613     PISSN: 09575146     EISSN: 14724421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09575140600759906     Document Type: Article

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