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Using research findings from the United States which throw light on family stress Professor Bronfenbrenner draws conclusions for New Zealand and points ways ahead. An address given at the second...
| Year published: 1979 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
A series in which we ask a leading researcher to distil three key ideas from their work over the years.
Anne Smith has whipped across the Tasman to look after sick grandchildren in Melbourne when...
| Year published: 2007 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
This article looks at ways of bridging the discontinuities young children experience between three settings: the home environment, the early childhood setting, and the new entrant classroom. It...
| Year published: 2006 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
When young children move from one educational setting to another, it is important to understand the context of their prior experiences. Most children starting primary school have already experienced...
| Year published: 2001 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Just when can children take charge of their own health? New research shows that, even at age 5, children are quite clued up on ways to keep well. In our study we talked to 53 Wellington children...
| Year published: 1986 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Developmental psychology is a discipline that proceeds on few facts and many hypotheses, but just about all developmental psychologists agree on two basic assumptions: first, environmental factors...
| Year published: 1976 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Starting school is a major life event for all involved: children, families, preschool educators, and school staff. All groups engage in a range of activities designed to make the time of transition...
| Year published: 2003 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Starting school need not be traumatic, especially if schools and early childhood centres are aware of the factors most likely to cause problems for children adjusting to the new situation. Reprinted...
| Year published: 1997 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article