Essay Questions Developmental Phases in Education: From Infancy to Adolescence ESSAY QUESTION:Describe, explain and discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with transition to secondary schools for adolescents. How can their teachers and families support them? Explanation about essay All challenges of transitions and opportunities should be listed and back up with references in the essay. Mention about the importance of listening child voice, it is important to giving them chance to express their feelings. Discuss about challenges and opportunities after describing and explaining them. Then be critical on parents view. What should be done for parents and teacher do well for that transition? PLEASE INCLUDE THAT POINT IN MY ESSAY: SOME POLICIES SHOULD BE WRITTEN FOR SUPPORTING TEACHERS AND PARENTS IN SCHOOLS BY POLICY WRITERS OR SOME SUPPORT SHOULD BE PROVIDED BY GOVERNMENT.. Note: Parents should choose appropriate school for children. Summarise points for secondary schools – More responsibility in secondary school – More pressure about homework – Changing environment and changing groups or friends – More teachers in secondary schools – Time management on travelling (going to school by bus) – Keep changing classroom – Less time for leisure activities because of having full of work for school – New people to talk to and different socialiation – So many subjects to learn in secondary school Primary school – more friendly teacher – less teacher in primary school – you are staying in one classroom so no changes – less subjects to learn Recurring themes in the concerns of typically developing children: ? personal adaptability ? peers and friendships ? new teachers and rules ? size of the secondary school and getting lost ? coping with work ? moving around the new environment Gray (2009) Challenges and transition -finding new identity -less time for play -more changes whether teacher or classroom -bullying in secondary schools or peer pressure, experiencing isolation from others because of class differences or family support Opportunities (new friends, new clubs such as breakfast clubs or after school club, new subjects, ) Note :I would like that please include school policies or government policies about that transitions and how they can support parents and teachers during this transition.. PLEASE CHECK MY LECTURE AND SEMINAR POWERPOINTS AS THERE ARE SO MANY REFERENCES WHICH YOU CAN USE FOR THE ESSAY AND SUPPORT YHE POINTS BETTER ? The transition from primary to secondary school is more difficult for children with emotional issues and those with additional needs, such as ASD, especially in terms of peer relationships ? Children with a range of SEND are more likely to have anxieties regarding the practical aspects (i.e. type of provision) of the new secondary school pre-transition ? Yet even children with the same type of SENDare likely to have different requirements at transition influencing their concerns/anxiety about secondary school ? Children with SEND have more concerns/anxieties regarding bullying post-transition. 1-)Poorer social health outcomes such as feelings of disengagement from school and negative peer relationships have been linked with a poor transition 2-)A clear association has been identified between a poor transition experience and emotional problems, such as the increased use 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) ONLY THAT TWO POINTS FROM THESE RESOURCES. YOU DONT HAVE TO USE THEM AS YOU CAN HAVE AN IDEA ABOUT THE TOPIC DEEPLY THATS WHY I AM SENDING THATS TO YOU. ? 1-)Increased reliance on peer group for social support rather than parents ? 2-)Preparation for adulthood ? 3-)Social Health includes development and maintenance of friendships, growth of feelings of connectedness to others, and a reduction in the likelihood of participating in antisocial behaviours such as bullying ? 4-)Without, young people are more likely to be bullied, initiate drug use, be absent from school, and experience more mental health difficulties (Waters et al., 2012) 4 points from this resources from lecture slides. ? Girls more worried and report a more difficult transition experience than boys ? While girls demonstrate higher levels of friendship quality and social skills over the transition period, they may also experience greater psychological distress than boys due to the disruption of friendship groups(from lecture notes) ? ReseLongitudinal study of adolescents in the first year of secondary school found psychological functioning at the start of secondary school predicted grades at end of Year 7 ? Depressive symptoms, school liking and conduct problems predicted lower academic attainment ? School concerns predicted lower attainment for boys only, and the effects of depressive symptoms on later attainment were significantly stronger for boys compared to girls. ? School liking predicted later grades when controlling for conduct problems ? Boys showed poorer grades following emotional problems and affect towards school. (Riglin et al., 2013) I just send some notes from lecture notes up there but it s worth to check my lecture and seminar powerpoints still. Please include some points about policy of transition and government support to the parents and teacher as there is no policy or intervention about this at the moment but there is some resources about it.
