Programs supporting the transition from kindergarten to school

Last modified: 24. September 2026

The members of the research team

THE LEADER OF THE RESEARCH TEAM

Petőné Csima Melinda
University Professor, Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Institute of Education Science
availability: petone.csima.melinda@uni-mate.hu

Melinda Csima Petőné's research interests focus on issues that require a multi-faceted approach and that require the interrelation of the results of educational, social and health sciences. The examination of health behaviour and health literacy, which are relevant research topics in both education and health sciences, is of particular importance in her work.

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RESEARCHERS

AMUKUNE, STEPHEN
availability: s.amukune@pu.ac.ke

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Bencéné Fekete Anikó Andrea
Associate Professor, Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Institute of Education Science
availability: bencene.fekete.aniko.andrea@uni-mate.hu

Bencéné Fekete Andrea Anikó's research interests are focused on the issue of the kindergarten-school transition, examining the possibility of a gentle transition, primarily from the perspective of teachers, parents and first-grade students. Her current research focuses on the development of children's school and learning habits and the effectiveness of the methods used.

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Borbélyová Diana
Associate Professor, Selye János University Teacher Training Faculty
availability: borbelyovad@ujs.sk

Diana Borbélyová's research area is early childhood education, with a special focus on the kindergarten-school transition, school readiness, pedagogical diagnostics and the development of learning competencies. Her scientific work focuses on the development and adaptation of diagnostic measurement tools, as well as the methodology of teaching Slovak as a second language in institutions with Hungarian as the language of instruction. Her research also includes international comparative studies of early childhood education.

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Fináncz Judit
associate professor, Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Institute of Education Science
availability: financz.judit@uni-mate.hu

Fináncz Judit's research interests focus on preschool education, examining the career outlook and health behaviour of teachers working in the field, the issues of early childhood health education, with particular attention to health literacy and health education, and their connection to the sociocultural background of children.

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Józsa Gabriella
associate professor, lecturer, Károli Gáspár Calvinist University, Faculty of Pedagogy; Kecskemét Vocational Training Centre Kandó Kálmán Secondary School of Technology
availability: jozsa.gabriella@kre.hu

Gabriella Józsa's research interests are primarily focused on the relationship between executive functions and reading instruction and comprehension, as well as on the issues of learning motivation, dropout, and resilience.

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Ladnai Attiláné
lecturer, Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Institute of Education Science
availability: ladnai.attilane@uni-mate.hu

Ladnai Attiláné's research area is inclusive education and psycho-pedagogical support. She focuses on the development of preschool and primary school children with special educational needs and neurodivergent children, as well as the issue of the kindergarten-school transition. She pays special attention to pedagogical practice tailored to individual needs, and with her professional activities she supports the cooperation between the family and the educational institution.

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Oo Tun Zaw
senior research fellow, Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Institute of Education Science
availability: ootuzaw111@gmail.com; Oo.Tun.Zaw@uni-mate.hu

Tun Zaw Oo’s research focuses on education and learning, with particular interests in educational psychology, reading comprehension, children's cognitive and social development, and teaching and learning. His research reflects active engagement in international academic research and collaboration

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Podráczky Judit
associate professor, Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Institute of Education Science
availability: podraczky.judit@uni-mate.hu; podraczkyjudit66@gmail.com

Podráczky Judit's research activities are related to the field of early childhood education. In recent years, her research has been related to early childhood health education and habit formation in kindergarten/primary school, the relationship between family and institutional education, the development of acquisitional motivation and, in connection with all this, the kindergarten-school transition.

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Stromájer Gábor PÁL
lecturer, Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Institute of Education Science
availability: stromajer.gabor.pal@uni-mate.hu

Stromájer Gábor Pál's research interests are primarily focused on adolescent stress and anxiety, as well as health behaviour and health literacy. In his work, he focuses on the correlations between physiological and psychological stress indicators.

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Szabó Norbert
associate professor, Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Institute of Education Science
availability: szabo.norbert@uni-mate.hu

Szabó Norbert’s research area is the effect of using digital means on learning processes. Developer of digital learning materials and consultant.

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Szántóné Tóth Hajnalka
lecturer, Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Institute of Education Science
availability: szantone.toth.hajnalka@uni-mate.hu

Szántóné Tóth Hajnalka’s research is related to the teacher trainees’ attitude to sciences as well as early childhood science education.

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Zentai Gabriella
associate professor, Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Institute of Education Science
availability: zentai.gabriella@uni-mate.hu

Gabriella Zentai's research area is the measurement and development of thinking skills. She focuses on the possibilities and methods of skill development in preschool and primary school, and on the issue of the kindergarten-school transition. She pays special attention to the issues of individual differences and disadvantage.

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DOCTORAL STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE WORK OF THE RESEARCH TEAM

Keresztes Viktória
assistant lecturer, Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Institute of Education Science
availability: keresztes.viktoria@uni-mate.hu

Keresztes Viktória is the student of “Education and Society” Doctoral School of Education at the University of Pécs. Her research focuses on the development of children’s health behaviour as well as the exploration of parents’ health literacy.

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Kis Annamária
Master teacher, Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Institute of Education Science
availability: kis.annamaria@uni-mate.hu

Kis Annamária is a student of the Doctoral School of Education Science at the University of Szeged. Her research field is the examination of childhood emotional and behavioural difficulties with special focus on the preschool – school transition period as well as correlations thereof with cognitive functions and school success.

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Sipos Eszter
assistant lecturer, Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Institute of Education Science
availability: sipos.eszter@uni-mate.hu  

Sipos Eszter is a student of the Doctoral School of Educational Science at the University of Szeged. Her research field is the examination of learning motivation, its influencing factors during the preschool-school transition period, as well as mapping parents’ and teachers’ behaviour increasing motivation.

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Soós Evelin
assistant lecturer, Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Institute of Education Science
availability: soos.evelin@uni-mate.hu

Soós Evelin is a doctoral aspirant at the “Education and Society” Doctoral School of Education at the University of Pécs. Her research focuses on the analysis of early childhood education, the family inter-generation relations and the motivation of early childhood habits.

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Tóth-Szerecz Ágnes
assistant lecturer, Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Institute of Education Science
availability: toth-szerecz.agnes@uni-mate.hu

Ágnes Tóth-Szerecz is a doctoral candidate at the “Education and Society” Doctoral School of Education at the University of Pécs. Her research focuses on the place of children with special educational needs in the public education system, the methodology of inclusive education and compensation options. She researches disability awareness and the awareness of attitude-forming programs applicable in public education. Her current research focuses on attitude-forming related to neurodiverse children.

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