This literature review addresses two key questions:
1. What are the essential skills, capacities,
relationships and attributes that Year 8-10 students require in the
family/home, community and secondary school settings that
prepare students for the transition into further
education/work?
2. What are national and international examples of
best practice initiatives that support and prepare students in
Years 8 and 9?
Key points of interest:
Quality relationships formed at school with peers and teachers are
positively linked to student engagement (Suárez-Orozco, Rhodes
& Milburn, 2009).
If a young person's health and wellbeing needs are not met this
impacts upon their ability to form positive and supportive
relationships. On a basic level this influences an individual's
ability to concentrate and be fully engaged in their education and
this in turn affects their aspirations.
Research also highlights the importance of regular school
communication with parents to promote positive interactions (Ma,
2007).
Mental health is one of many aspects influencing wellbeing and an
individual's wellbeing is also linked to their mental health.
Problems associated with youth mental disorders include "school
failure, impaired or unstableemployment, and poor family and social
functioning, leading to spirals of dysfunction and disadvantage
that are difficult to reverse" (McGorry, Purcell, Hickie &
Jorm, 2007, p.S5).
For the full article head to:
http://apo.org.au/research/preparing-students-transition-work-or-further-study
This literature review addresses two
key questions:
1. What are the essential skills,
capacities, relationships and attributes that Year 8-10 students
require in the family/home, community and secondary school settings
that prepare students for the transition into further
education/work?
2. What are national and
international examples of best practice initiatives that support
and prepare students in Years 8 and 9?
Key points of interest:
- Quality relationships formed at school with peers and
teachers are positively linked to student engagement
(Suárez-Orozco, Rhodes & Milburn, 2009).
- If a young person's health and wellbeing needs are not met
this impacts upon their ability to form positive and supportive
relationships. On a basic level this influences an individual's
ability to concentrate and be fully engaged in their education and
this in turn affects their aspirations.
- Research also highlights the importance of regular school
communication with parents to promote positive interactions (Ma,
2007).
- Mental health is one of many aspects influencing wellbeing
and an individual's wellbeing is also linked to their mental
health.
- Problems associated with youth mental disorders include
"school failure, impaired or unstableemployment, and poor family
and social functioning, leading to spirals of dysfunction and
disadvantage that are difficult to reverse" (McGorry, Purcell,
Hickie & Jorm, 2007, p.S5).
Full article: http://apo.org.au/research/preparing-students-transition-work-or-further-study