Child Development and Early Childhood Education


Databases ||  Journals || Books || Websites ||  Professional Organizations 


Databases

Education Full-Text

ERIC

FRANCIS

Physical Education Index

PsycINFO

Science Direct


Journals

BU has digital access to approximately 35,000 current journals. Additionally, BU has
print subscriptions to about 10,000 journals.

To determine if we have a journal available electronically, search the
eJournal Locator. To find out if we have a print copy of a journal, search the Library's
Catalog
. Both of these search tools may be found on the top page of the Library's
Website
.

The best way to find journal articles on a particular topic or by a
particular author is to search appropriate databases. The primary
databases in Education are listed on, and accessible from, the Education
eResources Guide
.

Selected e-journals subscriptions in Child Development and Early Childhood Education:

        Australian Journal of Early Childhood 1999+

        Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter 1991+

        Child Care Health and Development 1997+

        Child Development 1997+

        Child Psychiatry and Human Development 1993+

        Child Study Journal 1990+

        Children and Schools 2000+

        Childhood Education 1993+

        Early Childhood Education Journal 1997+

        Early Childhood Folio 2006+

        Early Childhood Report 1995+

        Early Childhood Research and Practice 1999+

        Early Childhood Research Quarterly 1995+

        Infant and Child Development 1999+

        Journal of Research in Childhood Education 1999+

        Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development 1999+

        New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development 1996+

        Topics in Early Childhood Special Education 1990+

 

Books

Library Catalog Subject Headings:

Child Development
Child Development -- United States
Early Childhood Education
Early Childhood Education -- United States

Selected List of Titles        

All About Child Care and Early Education: A Comprehensive Resource for Child Care Professionals
Education LB1139.25 .A435 2006

Assessing and Guiding Young Children's Development and Learning
Education Reserve LB1139.25 .M4 2007

Bridging: Assessment for Teaching and Learning in Early Childhood Classrooms, Pre K-3
Education LB1139.25 .C48 2007

Building Blocks: Making Children Successful in the Early Years of School
Mugar LB 1139.23 M34 2006

The Early Care and Education Teaching Workforce at the Fulcrum: An Agenda for Reform
Mugar LB1775.6 .K34 2008

Handbook of Childhood Behavioral Issues: Evidence-based Approaches to Prevention and Treatment
Mugar RJ506.B44 H2485 2008

Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children
Education Reference LB1119 .H25 2006

History of Early Childhood Education
Education Reference LB1139.23 .L39 2000

Introduction to Early Childhood Education: Preschool through Primary Grades
Education LB1139.25 .B74 2007

Key Concepts in Early Childhood Education & Care
Mugar LB 1139.23 N88 2006

Ready or Not: Leadership Choices in Early Care and Education
Mugar LB1139.25 .G64 2007

Standardized Childhood: The Political and Cultural Struggle Over Early Education
Mugar LB1140.23 .F85 2007

Strong Start: A Social and Emotional Learning Curriculum
Education LB1072 .M47 2007

Understanding Assessment and Evaluation in Early Childhood Education
Mugar LB3051 .G85 2005

 

 

Websites

Early Childhood

Early Childhood Care & Development

Early Childhood Community

Early Childhood Education Links

Early Childhood Education Online

Early Connections: Technology in Early Childhood Education

Economics of Early Childhood Policy (Recommended by Scout Report)

Edvisors: Early Childhood Resources

National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center

National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education


Professional Organizations

Montessori

National Association for Child Development

National Association for the Education of Young Children

National Child Care Information Center

UNICEF

 

Linda Plunket (plunket@bu.edu)
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