Transitions to School - International Research, Policy and Practice

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Bob Perry, Sue Dockett, Anne Petriwskyj
Springer Netherlands, Nov 27, 2013 - Education - 294 pages

This book provides an important compilation and synthesis of current work in transition to school research. The book focuses strongly on the theoretical underpinnings of research in transition to school. It outlines key theoretical positions and connects those to the implications for policy and practice, thereby challenging readers to re-conceptualize their understandings, expectations and perceptions of transition to school. The exploration of this range of theoretical perspectives and the application of these to a wide range of research and research contexts makes this book an important and innovative contribution to the scholarship of transition to school research. A substantial part of the book is devoted to detailed examples of transition to school practice. These chapters provide innovative examples of evidence-based practice and contribute in turn, to practice-based evidence. The book is also devoted to considering policy issues and implications related to the transition to school. It records a genuine, collaborative effort to bring together a range of perspectives into a Transition to School Position Statement that will inform ongoing research, practice and policy. The collaborative, research, policy and practice based development of this position statement represents a world-first.

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About the author (2013)

Bob Perry is an Oklahoma novelist and playwright who has authored a number of books, novels, and scripts including: Dynamic Thinking: Models for Organizational Leadership a non-fiction book about organizational development and leadership. Spiritual Renewal: Transforming the Mind a self-help book focused on finding spiritually centered purpose. The Broken Statue, a fictional novel based on the real-life legacy of oilman E. W. Marland Mimosa Lane based on the tumultuous rise of Tulsa, Oklahoma from a rowdy frontier town to "The Oil Capital of the World" Brother of the Cross Timber set in Pottawatomie County during the Great Railroad Strikes of 1922 The Nephilim Code an action thriller set in eastern Oklahoma, Guilt's Echo based on the experiences of National Guard soldiers during World War 1 Lydie's Ghost about a young girl's mysteries in the mid 1980s. Return from Wrath about two women who are forced to travel back to their drought-plagued farm in western Oklahoma. WOBs: The Wisdom of Bob, a collection of short sayings and axioms. For the Greater Good, a dystopian novel set five generations into the future about a young man and woman that must adjust to the simple life they knew to the complications of a more modern world. For the Greater Good: Abigail's Story, paraquel to For the Greater Good that tells the story from Abigail's perspective. Bob also created The Broken Statue play which won four Gem Awards including Best Play. Working Girls A screenplay for The Broken Statue

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