Downs, J. (2003) Self-concept during the transition to secondary school: turmoil or normative adjustment? In: Proceedings of the Australian Association for Research in Education Conference. From: Educational Research, Risks, and Dilemmas, 29 November - 3 December 2003, Auckland, New Zealand.

Downs, Jacqueline (2001) Coping with change: adolescents' experience of the transition to secondary and boarding school. PhD thesis, James Cook University.