Negotiating the Transition from Primary to Secondary School

By M. Zeedyk, J. Gallacher, M. Henderson, G. Hope, B. Husband, K. Lindsay. 2003

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Learning environment, attitudes and anxiety across the transition from primary to secondary school mathematics (2019, background): “Several other researchers (Ashton 2008; Galton and Morrison 2000; Zeedyk et al. 2003) attribute the anxiety experienced by students during this transition to fear of bullying, getting lost, not making friends, not coping with work, new routines, etc.”
Transition matters: pupils’ experiences of the primary–secondary school transition in the West of Scotland and consequences for well‐being and attainment (2010, background): “By contrast, Zeedyk et al. (2003), in another Scottish study, found that though a majority of pupils reported secondary school to be better than expected, worries about peer relations (especially bullying) and the school system (e.g. getting lost) were more, not less, prevalent than in a comparison…”
A Theoretically Grounded Exploration of the Social and Emotional Outcomes of Transition to Secondary School (2012, background): “…of antisocial behaviours, feelings of depression and anxiety, lack of wellbeing and general psychological distress (Akos, 2002; Blackwell, Trzesniewski, & Dweck, 2007; Frey et al., 2009; Kingery & Erdley, 2007; Qualter, Whiteley, Hutchinson, & Pope, 2007; Rice et al., 2011; Zeedyk et al., 2003).”
Parent/Child Concordance about Bullying Involvement and Family Characteristics Related to Bullying and Peer Victimization (2008, background): “In fact, when asked what concerns parents had about their child transitioning from D o w n l o a d e d A t : 1 6 : 4 6 9 J a n u a r y 2 0 0 9 primary to secondary school, the most common answers among parents were bullying and peer relationships (Zeedyk et al., 2003).”
A holistic approach to primary—secondary transitions (2008, background): “concerned with these perceptions than they are with easing organizational or administrative procedures (Zeedyk et al., 2003).”
Middle School Transition Stress: Links with Academic Performance, Motivation, and School Experiences (2015, background): “…on adolescents’ subjective transition experiences, the focus has been on descriptions and parentchild concordance in perceptions of stressors (Zeedyk et al. 2003), measurement development (Loke and Lowe 2013; Rice et al. 2011), and on the link between experienced transition worries and…”
Student and Stakeholder Perceptions of the Transition to High School (2008, background): “Rather than a stage of life itself being an issue, normative feelings of anxiety and anticipation accompany major life or educational transitions such as the transition from middle school to high school (Mizelle & Irvin, 2000; Morgan & Hertzog, 2001; Zeedyk et al., 2003).”
Primary–secondary transition: Differences between teachers’ and children’s perceptions (2011, background): “Transition to secondary school can result in anxiety for children, but it is often accompanied by optimism and anticipation of new opportunities – a combined status characterized as ‘anxious readiness’ (Zeedyk et al., 2003).”
A Challenge of Living? Understanding the Psycho-social Processes of the Child During Primary-secondary Transition Through Resilience and Self-esteem Theories (2008, background): “There is evidence that schools are frequently less concerned with social and personal concerns of children at transition than they are with easing organisational or administrative procedures (see Boyd 2005; Galton and Morrison 2000; Zeedyk et al. 2003).”