How can schools and communities facilitate smooth school transitions for children?
Hariclia (Harriet) Petrakos
- Associate Professor
- Department of Education
- early childhood education6
- child development25
- elementary education6
- parenting10
- family-school collaboration
- peer relationships8
- resilience11
- immigrant children
- divergent social values2
- contextual/cultural variations2
- school adaptation
- school transition
- socio-emotional development12
- gender differences9
- school ecology2
- inclusive learning environments4
- emotional/behavioral problems6
- pretend play3
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William Bukowski
peer relationships, friendships, child development
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Lisa Serbin
child development, psychosocial risk, intergenerational relations
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Nina Howe
child development, social-constructivist framework, early childhood education
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Holly Recchia
child development, moral development, interpersonal conflict
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Varda Mann-Feder
foster care, youth in care, "aging out" of care
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Dale Stack
infant development, child development, psychosocial risk
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Sandra Martin Chang
early literacy skills, storybook reading with parents, language and literacy
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Diane Poulin-Dubois
infant development, cognitive development, theory of mind
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Heather McLaughlin
mental health, art therapy, arts-based learning
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Hilary Rose
sexually-confused youth, homophobia and discrimination, bullying
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Diane Pesco
language development, language and literacy, language diffculties and delays
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Erin Barker
transition to adulthood, psychosocial risk, family dynamics
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Helena Osana
math education, elementary education, instructional effectiveness
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Sandra Chang-Kredl
teacher identity, popular culture, memory
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Jennifer J. McGrath
cardiovascular health, rich/poor health gap, public health policy
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Alexandre J. S. Morin
lifespan developmental psychology, structural equation modeling, psychometrics
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Kristen Dunfield
social cognition, trust, sympathy/empathy
