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Early Childhood Development

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Early childhood transitions research: A review of concepts, theory, and practice

By Pia Vogler, Gina Crivello and Martin Woodhead

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working papers in

Early Childhood Development

48

Early childhood transitions research: A review of concepts, theory, and practice

By Pia Vogler, Gina Crivello and Martin Woodhead

May 2008

Copyright ? 2008 by the Bernard van Leer Foundation, The Netherlands. The Bernard van Leer Foundation encourages fair use of this material. Proper citation is requested. This publication may not be resold for profit.

About the authors Pia Vogler is a research assistant for `Young Lives' and a DPhil candidate in the Department of International Development (QEH), University of Oxford. She has been a consultant for UNHCR and is currently carrying out doctoral research on the daily, seasonal and life course transitions of Karen children in Thailand.

Gina Crivello is an anthropologist and Child Research Coordinator for `Young Lives', based at the Department of International Development (QEH), University of Oxford. Her research interests include the gender and inter-generational dynamics of child migration and youth transitions in developing-country contexts.

Martin Woodhead is Professor of Childhood Studies at The Open University and Child Research Director for `Young Lives'. His research and publications include early childhood development, education and care, children's rights and child labour. He is co-editor of the journal Children & Society, a member of the editorial board for Childhood and advisory board for Journal of Early Childhood Research.

The authors are members of the research team for `Young Lives', a 15-year longitudinal study of child poverty in Ethiopia, India (Andhra Pradesh), Peru and Vietnam, including quantitative and qualitative studies related to service access, transitions and well-being (see p. 24).

Citation Vogler, P., Crivello, G. and Woodhead, M. (2008) Early childhood transitions research: A review of concepts, theory, and practice. Working Paper No. 48. The Hague, The Netherlands: Bernard van Leer Foundation.

ISSN 1383-7907 ISBN 978-90-6195-103-2

Contents

Executive summary

v

Introduction

1

Chapter 1: Development and transition

5

Chapter 2: The structure of transitions

15

Chapter 3: Transitions within systems

23

Chapter 4: Children's participation in transitions

31

Conclusion

37

Glossary: Some major concepts relevant to transitions research

39

Bibliography

43

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