Karla Parise
Growth & Development in Early Childhood EDTR 120
Books:
Most of the books on Education are in the L section of the library.
Books and Reference Material:
Human Growth & Development books are in these sections of the library:
BF for developmental psychology and child development
QP for human physiology
RJ for child and adolescent development
LB for educational material
HQ for different stages of life
Magazine, Journals, & Newspapers: Top
Difference between magazines and journals:
Purdue University: What's the Difference? Journals and Magazines
Guilford Technical Community College: What's the Difference Between Journals and Magazines?
Go to the Magazine Journal and Newspaper Articles Web Page to find out information on our Journal & Magazine Databases.
Search either All our Magazines and Journals or Subject List of Databases
Education Databases such as ERIC,Teacher Reference Center in EBSCO and Education Journals and Career & Technical Education in Proquest are our Education databases.
Health Databases such as Nursing Journals, Health Source Consumer and Health Source Nursing.
To access these databases from home or office please follow the instructions for off-campus access.
For magazine and journal articles try the General Interest Periodical Databases such as: SIRS, CQ Researcher, General Reference in Proquest Direct, and Academic Search Premier in EBSCO
Search Tips for Databases - Remember to try different search words to find information. Use your particular topic or use broad terms
Research Tips: Top
How to Do Research - helpful link on research
How to Write a Research Paper - From OCLC Hot Topics - June 5, 2002
Citing Sources -Make sure you use the correct citation for your research material.
Web Resources: Top
Use Evaluative Web Guides, such as Librarian's Index to the Internet, and Subject Directories to find web sites on your topic. They will give you links to more specific information.
Use Search Engines, such as Google or Meta Search Engines, such as Vivismo to focus your search for web sites.
To get better results connect your terms with the Boolean term "and"(ex:children and nutrition) or put quotes around a phrase (ex:"professional ethics".) Performing Precise Searches on web searching
Evaluate: Evaluate your material for its relevance and authenticity. See evaluation criteria for web sites.
Suggested Web Sites: Top
Many of these sites were from the Librarians' Index to the Internet.*denote better sites
Child Development:
National Center for Early Development & Learning (NCEDL)http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~ncedl NCEDL is a national early childhood research project supported by the US Department of Education's Institute for Educational Sciences (IES)." It focuses on enhancing the cognitive, social and emotional development of children from birth through age eight." This site features case studies, reports, fact sheets, and other research documents on topics such as child development, early childhood education, and education policy. Includes related links.
*Child and Family WebGuide A searchable site that "describes and evaluates web sites that contain research-based information about child development." About 125 sites are arranged in the categories Education/Learning, Health/Mental Health, Family/Parenting, Childcare/Daycare, and Typical Development. There is also a section for parents that includes after school activities, child care, family weekends, movies and media, private schools, and summer activities (these sites are not rated). Created by faculty and librarians at Tufts University. http://www.cfw.tufts.edu
Zero to Three Dedicated to promotion of healthy development of children from birth to age three. This searchable site contains information on a baby's social, emotional, and intellectual development. The site has sections for parents and for professionals. Brainworks explores how the brain develops in the context of relationships. Included are a glossary and related resources. Parent Information contains excerpts from the bimonthly bulletin Zero to Three, which includes rhymes and fingerplays in English and Spanish, books and young children, social skills, and others. There is also information about choosing child care, developmental milestones, many helpful tips, and much more. http://zerotothree.org/
*Child Development Database from the National Network for Child Care. This site provides a wealth of information on child development. Many links from U.S. National Network for Child Care
Key Concepts of Early Child Development - http://www.worldbank.org/children/what/ All children progress through an identifiable sequence of physical, cognitive, and emotional growth and change. Children respond best when caregivers use specific techniques designed to encourage and stimulate progress. Some links have older dates.
ECD Resources including on line journals
*ReadyWeb: A Resource for Parents and Educators http://readyweb.crc.uiuc.edu Click on Virtual Library than Research Statistics... for more links to articles. This site provides "an electronic collection of resources on school readiness sponsored by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, funded by the U.S. Department of Education." It features articles and links to resources on research, public policy, statistics, parenting tips, and other topics. Also includes bibliographies on transitioning to kindergarten and reading, writing, and school readiness. Searchable.
*National Network for Child Care (NNCC) http://www.nncc.org/ The NNCC aims "to share knowledge about children and child care from the vast resources of the land grant universities with parents, professionals, practitioners, and the general public." The site includes research-based articles (some in Spanish); statistical data, licensing information, and programs by state; and conference listings. NNCC is supported by the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service; U.S. Department of Agriculture; and CYFERNet, the Cooperative Extension System's Children, Youth, and Family Network.
Education Research Extension - Click out White papers on left A national initiative of the Cooperative Extension System that improves child care and youth programs for infants and toddlers, preschoolers, school-age children and youth, and teens in out-of-school time.
*Head Start Bureau http://www2.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/hsb/ Head Start and Early Head Start are comprehensive child development programs that serve children from birth to age 5, pregnant women, and their families. They are child-focused programs and have the overall goal of increasing the school readiness of young children in low-income families." This site features information about programs and grants, research reports and statistics, bibliographies, and other resources on child development and education. Searchable. From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Earlychildhood.com http://www.earlychildhood.com Designed for the early childhood educator, this site features articles and Web links to assist teachers with curriculum planning for children from the infant/toddler ages to the kindergarten/primary grade level. Significant content includes arts and crafts ideas, research articles to promote professional development, and a sharing board where practitioners and parents can ask and answer one another's questions. Search the Child Care Central database for child care providers and pre-schools near you.
Early Childhood Educators' and Family Web Corner - Click on teacher page for many links to child development and learning.
General Education Web Sites: Top
*Educator's Reference Desk (http://www.eduref.org) Through The Educator's Reference Desk you can access AskERIC's 2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ question archive responses
*Educational information including lesson plans, education information and ERIC databases.Replacing ERIC Full text available with cost or interlibrary loan. Search ERIC 1966-present.Public access
Education World - includes school issues, lesson plans, professional development, technology integration...
Early Childhood Journals Online: Top
*Early Childhood Research Quarterly - Current research, along with "Practitioner Perspectives" that comment on that research, is available through NAEYC's scholarly journal Early Childhood Research Quarterly. Abstracts of recent articles from this journal are available online.
*The Future of Children - A journal of information on major issues related to children's well-being.
*ECRP - Early Childhood Research & Practice http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/ An Internet journal on the development, care, and education of young children
Early childhood education journal http://www.kluweronline.com/issn/1082-3301/contents Useful information (e.g. abstracts) is still often accessible to non-subscribers. Coverage: v.25(1998)-
Young Children The journal of the National Association for the Education of Young Children from NAEYC
Early Years Are Learning Years These brief articles are developed by NAEYC to help parents and early childhood professionals make the critical early years the best that they can be for children.
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