Problems of Psychological and Pedagogical Adaptation of Students in Transition to the Main School

Abstract

The article deals with the problems of psychological and pedagogical adaptation of students to the main school. Approaches to the problem of adaptation processes by representatives of different psychological schools are compared. The data of research of a level of psychological and pedagogical adaptation of students during transition from primary to basic school are given. The main theoretical approaches to the problem of psychological and pedagogical adaptation in domestic and foreign scientific literature are revealed. The article correlates the data obtained by diagnostic methods and the method of conversation and analysis of educational documentation. The author gives their conclusions concerning educational and non-educational factors that can influence the success of psychological and pedagogical adaptation of students. The article offers a discussion of the results obtained. The article draws conclusions about probable causes of psychological and pedagogical adaptation difficulties for students in the main school and possible ways out of the psychological and pedagogical disadaptation zone.

Keywords

• psychological and pedagogical adaptation
• younger adolescents
• secondary school