Investigating the transition between educational levels is one of the main themes for the
future of mathematics education. In particular, the transition from secondary school to STEM …

The term 'transition'describes a process of change, which involves discontinuities and often
crisis. The ICMI Topic Survey by Gueudet et al.(2016) offers a recent overview on transitions …

In this concluding commentary, I embed the articles of the special issue “Transition from
school into university mathematics: experiences across educational contexts” into the …

Understanding the secondary–tertiary transition is not only an educational matter, but also
an inclusion and equality matter as mathematics qualifications lead to better employment …

One of most notable features of existing body of research in transition seems to be the
absence of a theoretical model. The suggestion we present in this paper—to view and …

This study explores the diversity of university mathematics teachers' perspectives and
experiences in relation to the secondary-tertiary transition (STT). Data for this study consist …

Background Changing mathematics curricula and their emphases, lower numbers of student
enrolments in undergraduate mathematics programmes (Barton and Sheryn 2009; and …

We examine the transition from school (compulsory education) to college (post-
compulsory/pre-university) of students who are continuing their mathematical education …

There has been widespread concern over the lack of preparedness of students making the
transition from school to university mathematics and the changing profile of entrants to …

Particularly in mathematics, the transition from school to university often appears to be a
substantial hurdle in the individual learning biography. Differences between the characters …