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Child Development |
This guide suggests resources and
strategies for research on the physical, psychological, and social
development of children.
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Contents of this
research guide |
Background
Information | Facts & Figures |
Find Articles | Find Books
| People |
Organizations | Web
Resources |
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Background
Information (Overview Sources) |
Encyclopedias and other reference works
are an excellent place to start a research project or simply learn
more about a particular topic. They provide topic summaries, context,
and bibliographies for further reading.
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Child Development
305.23103 C1442
The Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
R 305.23103 G131
Dictionary of Developmental Disabilities Terminology
R 618.9285889 D55616d2
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Facts & Figures
(Fact Sources) |
Use dictionaries, statistical works,
atlases, handbooks and similar works to find and check facts about
topics, people, or events.
Handbook of Research on the
Education of Young Children
R 372.21072 H191
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Find Articles |
Search indexes, abstracts, and databases
to find journal, magazine, and newspaper articles. For a complete
list of Kent Library's online indexes and databases, see the
Find: articles page (http://library.semo.edu/find/articles.html).
To find historical/source materials,
use the following print sources located in the
Indexes/Abstracts area:
Education Index
Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature
To find recent articles and scholarly/peer-reviewed articles
use the following online databases:
Academic Search Premier
AGRICOLA
ERIC
JStor
Project MUSE
PsycINFO
Wilson Omnifile
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Find General
Collection Books |
Use the
Kent Library Catalog
(http://library.semo.edu/find/books.html) to find books, periodicals
(journals, magazines, & newspapers), videos, government documents and
other materials.
Keyword searches allow you to use
your own words as search terms.
Subject heading searches use Library of Congress subject
headings. Printed volumes of these headings are located near the
Reference Desk on the main floor.
Child development
Child psychology
Child rearing
Children--Growth
Children with disabilities--Development
Infants--Development
Infants (Newborn)--Development
Motor ability in children
Toddlers--Development
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Browse the shelves by call
number. Use the
Dewey
Decimal chart (http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/fi_books_dd_list.htm)
to get you in the right subject areas or try the following:
Child development
305.231
physiology
612.65
psychology
155.4
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People |
Learn about important people, such as
authors, researchers & historical figures related to this topic or
field.
Mary Ainsworth
http://www.psy.pdx.edu/PsiCafe/KeyTheorists/Ainsworth.htm
Albert Bandura
http://www.des.emory.edu/mfp/bandurabio.html
Urie Bromfenbrenner
http://www.psy.pdx.edu/PsiCafe/KeyTheorists/Bronfenbrenner.htm
Robert Coles
http://www.dbpeds.org/section/fall98/coles.html
Erik Erikson
http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/erikson.html
Sigmund Freud
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/freud/freud01.html
Howard Gardner
http://www.pz.harvard.edu/PIs/HG.htm
Daniel Goleman
http://www.americanscientist.org/template/InterviewTypeDetail/assetid/30504;jsessionid=aaa5LVF0
Harry Harlow
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/bhharl.html
Robert Havighurst
http://faculty.mdc.edu/jmcnair/EDF3214%20Topic%20Outline/Robert%20Havighurst.htm
Karen Horney
http://www.webster.edu/~woolflm/horney.html
Lawrence Kohlberg
http://tigger.uic.edu/~lnucci/MoralEd/overview.html#kohlberg
Abraham Maslow
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/bhmasl.html
Maria Montessori
http://www.montessori-namta.org/NAMTA/geninfo/mmbio.html
Bruce Perry
http://www.childtrauma.org/aboutCTA/bio_bruce.asp
Jean Piaget
http://www.piaget.org/biography/biog.html
B. F. Skinner
http://www.bfskinner.org/bio.asp
Edward Thorndike
http://www.indiana.edu/%7Eintell/ethorndike.shtml
Lev Vygotsky
http://www.sk.com.br/sk-vygot.html
John Watson
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/bhwats.html
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Organizations |
Professional organizations and/or
societies often provide very useful topic related information.
NACD National Association for Child
Development
http://www.nacd.org/
NAEYC National Association for the
Education of Young Children
http://www.naeyc.org
National Center for Early Development and Learning (NCEDL)
http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~ncedl/
Foundation for Child Development
http://www.ffcd.org/
Society for Research in Child Development
http://www.srcd.org/
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Web Resources |
Facts for Families
http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/
ChildTrends Databank
http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org/
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/
Age-Appropriate Toys for Children
http://www.storknet.com/cubbies/safety/ageappropriatetoys.htm
Child and Family WebGuide
http://www.cfw.tufts.edu/
ChildStudy.net
http://childstudy.net/
Zero to Three
http://zerotothree.org
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For a list of Web searching tools,
see the Find:
web resources page (http://library.semo.edu/find/webpages.html).
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last updated: 11/14/06 |
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