Identities in Transition: Anxiety and Excitement in the Move to Secondary School.

Lucey, Helen; Reay, Diane

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Publication Date: 2000

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Identities in Transition: Anxiety and Excitement in the Move to Secondary School.

Lucey, Helen; Reay, Diane

Oxford Review of Education, v26 n2 p191-205 Jun 2000

Examines the ways in which anxiety appears in children's narratives about their transitions to secondary school. Features a pilot study that focused on Year 5 and 6 children (n=90) in two London, England primary schools. Explores the positive functions of anxiety as part of a development process. Includes references. (CMK)

Descriptors: Anxiety, Bullying, Child Development, Educational Research, Educational Sociology, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Response, Foreign Countries, Pilot Projects, Secondary Schools, Self Concept

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (London)

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