Transition from pre-primary to primary education of children with low attendance in kindergarten

Autor	Helena Picková
Organisation	PedF UK
Year	2019
Research type	Ph.D. thesis
Annotation	The dissertation focuses on the parental attitudes about education of their children during transition from pre-primary to primary education. The study focused on families without identified socio-economic disadvantage whose children were not enrolled in kindergarten. The research design was a longitudinal multiple case study of seven families located in the Liberec region. Data was gathered at multiple points during the children’s transition from the kindergarten to primary school. The study focused on the reasons that led parents gave for deciding that their children would either participate in non-regular pre-primary education within nursery schools or not attend the pre-primary classes at all. The study inquired about: parents' general attitudes about pre-primary education; their views on the right educational path for their children; and their self-reported approach to their children’s overall development. The study also examined the parents’ feelings about the introduction of an obligatory pre-school year and their process of making the enrollment decisions.
Keywords	Transition from pre-primary to primary education, low attendance in kindergarten, multiple case study, families without identified socio-economic disadvantage, compulsory pre-school education
Research type	continual research
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Obor	AM Pedagogy, education
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