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Reference Dunnett, R., Fielding, C., & Bagnall, C. L. (2025). Alternative Provision Primary School Teachers’ Perspectives of Trust Within Student Teacher Relationships Following Exclusion and/or Suspension Transitions. International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions, 4(1): 1,…
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Reference Tate, A., & Glazzard, J. (2024). Immersed in the Transitioning Higher Education Sector: The Impact of Transitions in the Higher Education Sector in England on Staff and Students. International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions,…
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Reference Hannah, E. F. S., Barlow, W. D., Bagnall, C., & Jindal- Snape, D. (2023). Mapping the Methodological Quality of International Primary- Secondary Transitions Research Literature: A Systematic Methodological Review. International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions, 2(1):…
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Reference Gillie, S. (2023). Transition Away from School: A Framework to Support Professional Understandings. International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions, 2(1): 23, pp. 1–17. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijelt.71 Podcast You can listen to Dr Sarah Gillie…
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Reference Huska, M., Devine, A., & Naccarella, L. (2023). ‘If there is a Dream there, Don’t Squash it!’: School to Life-after-School Transition Experiences of Autistic Youth within Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme. International Journal of Educational…
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Reference Donaldson, C., Moore, G., & Hawkins, J. (2023). Conceptualising the Primary to Secondary School Transition within the Theoretical Framework of Ecosocial Theory. International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions, 2(1): 19, pp. 1–17. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijelt.61…
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Reference Shields, S. (2023). Undergraduates’ Perceptions of how Post-secondary Education Characteristics Shaped their Transition to University. International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions, 2(1): 17, pp. 1–14. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ ijelt.51 Podcast You can listen to Dr Sam…
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Reference Fang, M. L., Sixsmith, J., & Woolrych, R. (2023). Understanding Place Histories to Inform Positive Ageing-in-Place Transitions: An Intersectional Place Perspective of Forced Relocation Experiences. International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions, 2(1): 15, pp. 1–24.…
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Reference McMurray, J. (2023). “You Should Not Need to Go to a Table in the Corner”: Experiencing Transitions with Jim Mann, Dementia Educator and Advocate. International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions, 2(1): 13, pp. 1–9.…
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Reference Wheeler, L. (2023). Widening Access for Home-Educated Applicants to Higher Education Institutions in England. International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions, 2(1): 11, pp. 1–12. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijelt.54 Podcast Listen to Lucie Wheeler providing an…
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Reference Hübner, C. (2023). The Assessment of Different Types of Student Work Experience for Vocational Orientation from the Perspective of Students with Learning Disabilities. International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions, 2(1): 7, pp. 1–15. DOI:…
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Reference Cranwell, M. (2023). Continuous Change as a Disruptive Force: Exploring Homecare Transitions for Carers of People Living with Dementia in Scotland. International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions, 2(1): 8, pp. 1–17. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ ijelt.47 Lay…
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Reference Schofield, L. M., Takriti, R., & Atkinson, S. (2023). Higher Education, Social Mobility and Social Class: Importance of Habitus and Capitals when Analysing Student Choice and Transitions. International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions, 2(1):…
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Reference Bhandari, R., & Rainford, J. (2023). Exploring the Transitions of Neurodivergent Access Students to Level One Study: Narratives of Study Skills and Support. International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions, 2(1): 5, pp. 1–19. DOI:…
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Reference Bagnall, C. L., & Jindal-Snape, D. (2023). Child Self-Report Measures of Primary-Secondary Transition Experiences and Emotional Wellbeing: An International Systematic Literature Review. International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions, 2(1): 4, pp. 1–31. DOI: https://…
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Reference Dupont, M., Scanlon, G., Doyle, A., Kenny, N., & Flynn, P. (2023). The Pre-transition Experiences of Parents of Pupils with Additional Needs Moving from Primary to Post-primary School in an Area of Social Disadvantage in…
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Reference Gregory, E. (2023). “Older and Wiser than the Schoolkids on the Bus”: The Impact of Academic Transition on Learner Identity in an FE Setting. International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions, 2(1): 2, pp. 1–13.…
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Reference Hargreaves, E., Saville, K., Buchanan, D., Gray, S. L., Perryman, J., & Quick, L. (2022). Sense of Competence, Autonomy and Relatedness during Primary-Secondary Transition: Children Express Their Own Experiences. International Journal of Educational and Life…
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Reference Burns, M. (2022). Ready or Not to Adopt a Pedagogy of Play for Children Starting School in Scottish Primary Schools-Is this a Major Transition for Teachers?. International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions, 1(1), 5. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/ijelt.28 …
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Reference Koini, C. M., Jindal-Snape, D., & Robb, A. J. (2022). Impact of International Family Transitions: A Systematic Literature Review of International Research. International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions, 1(1), 4. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/ijelt.32 Podcast…
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Nolan, E., Rienties, B., Brady, M., & Heliot, Y. (2022). Adjustments to Pandemic Enforced Constraints: Insights from Postgraduate Students’ and Educators’ Transitions. International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions, 1(1), 3. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/ijelt.31 Podcast You can…
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Dr. Benilde García Cabrero is an Associate Professor of the Department of Educational and Developmental Psychology of the Faculty of Psychology at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Her lines of teaching and research are related…
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Dr Tiina Soini is Research Director in Tampere University, Faculty of Education and Culture and Adjunct Professor in University of Eastern Finland. She is associate editor for The Curriculum Journal. Tiina is one of the leaders…
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Hannah Whaley is a Scottish writer and an Assistant Director of the University of Dundee’s Library since 2009, having entered academic library management at a time of digital transition in the sector. She originally qualified as…
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Dr Deborah Arnold has over three decades of experience in the field of education and training in Europe, in teaching, management and governance roles. She obtained her PhD from UniversitatOberta de Catalunya in 2022, focusing on…
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Dr. Mohd Mahzan Awang, PhD, MED, BA is an Associate Professor at the National University of Malaysia. His research focusses on rural education, community education, urban youth, well–being issues in educational context, positive behavior enhancement and…
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In our first "Editors in Conversation" interview, we talk to Divya Jindal-Snape @DivyaSnape about the launch of the new International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions @IJELT1 https://t.co/qKqppVMKMh — Ubiquity Press (@ubiquitypress) February 28,…
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Dr. Pim Teunissen, is a professor of workplace learning at Maastricht University and works as a gynecologist specialized in maternal fetal medicine at Maastricht University Medical Center in the Netherlands. He uses his clinical experience to…
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Dr. Josephine McMurray, PhD, FBTM, MBA, MRT, is an Associate Professor at the Lazaridis School of Business & Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University, in the Business Technology Management Program. Her research is focussed on issues at the…
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Takriti, R., Atkinson, S., Rickett, B., Mohamad, F., & Al Dhaheri, M. (2022). “Crying and Chaos” – Starting School Experiences of Teachers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions, 1(1),…
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Dr. Bart Rienties is Professor of Learning Analytics and programme lead of the learning analytics and learning design research programme at the Institute of Educational Technology at the Open University UK. As educational psychologist, he conducts…
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Dr Catherine Koini gained her PhD in educational psychology from University of Dundee in 2021. Her thesis focused on the impact of international school transition on family wellbeing examining the facilitators of successful transitions. She is…
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Sue Dockett is Emeritus Professor, Charles Sturt University, Australia and Director, Peridot Education Pty Ltd. Since retiring from university teaching and research, Sue has continued to be actively involved in research and consultancy in the areas…
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Marianne Cranwell is a PhD student at the University of Dundee. Her PhD research is about the experiences of informal carers of people living with dementia during the transition to formal or paid care. She is…
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Emeritus Professor Bob Perry ‘retired’ in 2016 after 45 years of university teaching and research. He is currently Emeritus Professor at Charles Sturt University, Australia and Director, Peridot Education Pty Ltd. In 2015, he was awarded…
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Elizabeth (Beth) Hannah is a Senior Lecturer in Educational Psychology in the School of Education and Social Work. She is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council and has worked as an educational psychologist in…
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Dr Lisi Gordon is Senior Lecturer in Medical Education at the Centre for Medical Education (CME), School of Medicine, University of Dundee. Lisi qualified as a physiotherapist in 1993, specialising in neurology. Lisi is lead for…
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Dr Charlotte Bagnall is a lecturer at the University of Manchester within the Institute of Education. Charlotte holds a PhD in Psychology from Manchester Metropolitan University and an MSc in Psychology and BSc in English and Psychology…
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Professor Divya Jindal-Snape (FAcSS) is Personal Chair of Education, Inclusion and Life Transitions in the School of Education and Social Work, at the University of Dundee. She gained her undergraduate and masters qualifications in India before…
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Professor Iva Strnadová is professor in Special Education and Disability Studies at the UNSW. Iva’s research aims to contribute to better understanding and the improvement of the life experiences of people with disabilities, especially those most marginalized,…
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Our inaugural editorial can be downloaded from here https://ijelt.dundee.ac.uk/articles/10.5334/ijelt.29/ Jindal-Snape, D., Hannah, E. F. S., & Gordon, L. (2022). Editorial. International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions, 1(1), 1. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/ijelt.29
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Professor Alex Gitterman is a Professor of Social Work and former Director of the Doctoral Program at the University of Connecticut School of Social Work. Previously he was on the faculty of the Columbia University School…
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Dr Jennifer Symonds is a human development researcher with a keen interest in helping people engage in learning, schools and societies. Jennifer holds a PhD and MPhil in Educational Research from the University of Cambridge, UK…
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Dr Camila Biazus Dalcin is a Lecturer at the School of Health Sciences, University of Dundee. She is a Brazilian nurse who holds a MSc in Nursing (Federal University of Rio Grande, Brazil), PhD in Nursing…
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Dr Marion Burns HMI completed her doctoral degree at Strathclyde University in 2019, where her main research focus was children’s transitions to school. Marion has travelled to New South Wales, New Zealand and Iceland to participate…
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Dr Rachel Takriti is the Chair of the Curriculum and Instruction Department in the College of Education and Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education, United Arab Emirates University, UAE. Rachel has a Ph.D. and B.Sc. in…
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Dr Gro Marte Strand is an associate professor in pedagogics in the Department of Teacher Education at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). She is a trained teacher and has previously taught at primary…
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Dr Christina L. Romero-Ivanova is an Assistant Professor of Education at Indiana University Kokomo and teaches courses in Reading Methods, English Language Arts Methods, the use of technology in education, and digital storytelling and English Language…
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Dr Sandra Leaton Gray is an Associate Professor in Education at the UCL Institute of Education, which is part of the University of London. She teaches on MA, PhD and EdD programmes, supervising students researching topics…
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Transformative Change: Educational and Life Transitions (TCELT) research centre is an international, interdisciplinary centre. TCELT’s vision is to have an impact on international research, policy and practice in the context of educational and life transitions, and…
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The International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions is now open for submissions for inclusion in the inaugural volume. We invite you to submit an article for consideration. Please visit our author guidelines for more information…