Starting school is a period of transition and adjustment as children move from early childhood centres or home to the school  environment. How well children make this transition can be a critical factor for children's adjustment to the demands of the school environment and in determining future school success.

Schools on both sides of the Tasman are being wooed by the corporate world. Is the invasion reshaping the nature of schooling?

When a school acknowledges its cross-cultural differences and reaches out to all parents, the students can achieve better academically. This success story comes with the warning that improved home/school communication needs to be maintained for the benefits to continue.

Today's learners do not need to be confined to the traditional classroom setting, thanks to new interactive telecommunications technologies. The implications of being in the "Information Age" are far reaching.

For teachers and schools not yet connected to the Internet, here are some signposts to guide you along the information superhighway.

Is the traditional folklore that parents and teachers are on different sides of the fence still valid? Is there a case for "them" and "us"?

Knowing there are communication problems within a school doesn't automatically improve the situation. One primary school experimented with a "communication audit" - a tool used in the business world. Did it work?

Parental perspectives on their children's progress can be invaluable to the assessment process, as shown by two British examples – ALL ABOUT ME and Guidelines for Writing a Parental Profile.

This study of decision-making strategies used by students in their last year at high school opens the discussion on the effectiveness of the transition from school to the work place or higher education.

In order to be able to offer good advice, career guidance counsellors need to be aware of how young people make career decisions.