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EARLY CHILDHOOD STUDIES RESEARCH


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Reference Sources:

Broude, Gwen. Growing Up - A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia.
     Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1995.
     [Ref HQ767.84 .B76 1995]

Child Development. New York: Macmillan, 2002.
     [Ref HQ772 .C436 2002]

Encyclopedia of Educations (2nd edition). New York:
     Macmillan, 2003.
     [Ref LB15 .E47 2003]

Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children.
     New York: Macmillan, 1993.
     [Ref LB1119 .H25 1993]

International Handbook of Early Childhood Education. New
     York: Garland, 1992.
     [Ref LB1139.23 .I68 1992]

Look for Books Using Subject Headings in the Minuteman Catalog

The following are examples of subject headings for finding books relating to Child Studies:

Child development Physical education for children
Child psychology Preschool children

To find books about a particular person, do a Subject search by his/her last name:

Froebel, Friedrich Montessori, Maria

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Find Journal Articles UsingProQuest Research Library 

Use the ProQuest link above to search for journal articles.  Select "Scholarly journals, including peer-reviewed ", and you're ready to begin your search.

 

 Early Childhood Education Periodicals at the Library

Childcare Information Exchange
Childhood Education
Early Childhood Education Journal
Educause Quarterly
Educause Review
Educational Leadership
Harvard Education Letter
Harvard Education Review
The Horn Book
National Teaching and  Learning Forum
New Directions in Teaching & Learning
Parents
Teaching Professor
Young Children
Zero to Three

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Internet Resources

Early Childhood Education On Line - This site at the University of Maine groups links into broad categories such as child development, diversity, curriculums and assessment. 

ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education - This site includes online documents and reports, as well as links to information on popular topics. Funded by the U.S. Dept. of Education.

Facts in Action - Early Education Clearinghouse - Current topics in early education, summaries of recent research, links to organizations & government agencies and updates on Massachusetts policies regarding early education.

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Compiled by Rick Barr

Updated by Karline Wild

06/09/2008

   
   
 
 
 
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