Community, priming, and transition
Exploring the context: early education in Modena, Italy
A framework for understanding children's early life transitions
Living, learning, and preparing for change at Giuseppe Verdi Preschool
Building a community of learners and looking to the future: priming events in the school culture
Sharing, growing, and anticipating change: priming events in the peer culture
The coming transition to elementary school: perceptions of teachers, children, and parents
Studying and deepening friendships at Giacomo Puccini Elementary School
Rules, lessons, and literacy: developing membership in the first-grade school culture
New routines, new friends, and a new group identity: the peer culture in first grade
Reflections on the transition to first grade
Becoming a community of learners and friends: the school and peer cultures in grades 2-5
Priming events for the transition to middle school
Applying key findings to early education policy and practice
Summing up and looking ahead in Italian early education
Drawing implications for fundamental change in American early education
Appendix: The school system in Italy and in the City of Modena.