ABSTRACT

The purpose of this review study was to conduct a thematic exploration of prior studies related to the transition between primary and secondary school. The aim of the paper was to discover (1) the extent of earlier research, (2) how earlier research thematises social and emotional issues, and (3) suggestions of those studies concerning how to improve schools. Searches were conducted across four international databases of peer-reviewed research to identify articles published in the last decade on the topic ‘transition between primary and secondary school’. Articles related to social and emotional issues were further selected, and thematic analysis was conducted on the selected 29 articles to identify the topical focus. This review study draws attention to the importance of understanding challenges related to the transition between primary and secondary school. Overall, the analysed studies indicate that this is an important focus for educational research. Key issues related to support and wellbeing/bullying have emerged, which clarify the importance of further research in this field. The present study may also contribute to increasing awareness among policy makers and school leaders of the challenges related to the transition between primary and secondary school.

摘要

本综述研究的目的是对与小学和中学之间的过渡相关的先前研究进行主题探索。本文的目的是发现 (1) 早期研究的范围，(2) 早期研究如何将社会和情感问题主题化，以及 (3) 这些研究对如何改善学校的建议。在四个国际同行评审研究数据库中进行了搜索，以确定过去十年发表的关于“小学和中学之间的过渡”主题的文章。进一步选择与社会和情感问题相关的文章，并对选出的29篇文章进行主题分析，以确定主题焦点。这项审查研究提请注意理解与小学和中学之间过渡相关的挑战的重要性。总体而言，分析的研究表明，这是教育研究的一个重要焦点。与支持和福利/欺凌相关的关键问题已经出现，这阐明了在该领域进一步研究的重要性。本研究还可能有助于提高决策者和学校领导对中小学过渡相关挑战的认识。