In 1980, the A.C.T. Schools' Authority through the curriculum
development section together with its curriculum consultants, helped
to initiate and develop a pilot programme In relation to Year 6 students
about to proceed to Year 7. This programme was made possible by the
co-operative participation of both primary and secondary schools, their
principals and staffs. The programme aimed at building bridges between
primary and secondary schools, between primary and secondary teachers
and between the curriculum of primary and secondary schools.
This study began, as has been said,.where a Pilot Programme
introduced by the A.C.T. Schools' Authority, by its Curriculum Development
Section, left off. It aimed to explore further the nature of the 'day to
day' reality experienced by some Year 6 students in the Australian Capital
Territory. In addition, it aimed to explore and gain insights into the
process of transition by following up those students who had been part of
the sample in Year 6. It includes individual perceptions of the process.
In designing research instruments and investigating the process of
transition, certain theoretical concepts drawn from both psychology and
sociology were used to crystallise the observations made. In addition,
earlier studies concerning transition were assessed as well as those in
related areas.
In the process of this field study, many observations were made,
some contradictory, and generally the field study seems to have raised as
many questions as it has answered. As might have been expected, any study
dealing with human reaction is complex-more so when there are different
types of institutions to be considered. Nonetheless it is only apparently
inconclusive enquiries like this which will add to the store of knowledge
and allow assumptions to be replaced by more precise data.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/219175 |
| Date | January 1983 |
| Creators | Major, Glinda R., n/a |
| Publisher | University of Canberra. Education |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | ), Copyright Glinda R. Major |
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