Skip to main content

SAGE Social Science Thesaurus

Search from vocabulary

align
annotate
download

Concept information

social science subjects > sociology > sociology of education > school systems, structures, and processes > school transitions
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > sociology of education > school systems, structures, and processes > school transitions

Preferred term

school transitions  

Definition

  • The United States has a compulsory school system that includes kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12). During this time, the majority of students are required to make a school transition, which can be defined as changing schools in order to matriculate to the next level of schooling. [Source: Sociology of Education: An A-to-Z Guide; Transitions, School]

Broader concept

Belongs to group

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-GST11B15-F

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD