HDFS 435: Child Socialization

• Best Resources for Finding Articles
• Library Catalog (Books and other library materials)
• Electronic Journals: Education , Psychology , Sociology
• Citing Electronic Resources
• Selected Web Resources

Best Resources for Finding Articles

ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) Database

• ERIC via FirstSearch
  • An index to journals, books, curriculum guides, and other research reports relating to education from pre-school to graduate school. 1966 - present. Some full-text articles from WilsonSelect Plus (see below).
    
    Try it: Search for socialization (in Descriptors) AND child development (in Descriptors Phrase). To browse an index, click the icon next to any search box. Try browsing Descriptors Phrase for home schooling. Results show the number of records assigned to the term. Click an underlined term to paste it in your search.
• ERIC via Cambridge Scientific
  • Alternative search engine for searching the ERIC database. Contains the ERIC Thesaurus, which lists terms with narrower, related and broader terms. Lets you combine prior searches or save your Search History. Search Help.
    
    Try it: Click the button, type Socialization. Note that Interpersonal Competence and Social Development are Related Terms. Click an underlined term to see its Thesaurus entry. Check term(s) you wish to search, adjust Search options under "Search Marked Terms," then click Search.
• ERIC
  • Open-access version of ERIC, from the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Dept. of Education, provides more than 107,000 full-text non-journal documents (issued 1993-2004).

Other Databases

• Education Abstracts 
  • An index to 400 journals. Subjects indexed include a wide variety of topics related to teaching. 1983 - present. Some full-text from WilsonSelect Plus (below).
• PsycINFO
  • The online version of Psychological Abstracts, indexing journal articles, book chapters, and dissertations from 1887 to the present.
• Sociological Abstracts
  • Indexes the international literature of sociology and related behavioral sciences from over 1,700 journals, books and book chapters, dissertations and proceedings. Since 2001, many records include references cited.
• Social Sciences Citation Index
  • The Web of Science. Search by subject, author, or cited reference through 1,725 journals published since 1975. Search by subject, author, and cited reference.
• Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)
  • Indexes 7,800+ scholarly journals, with full text for 4,000 titles. Covers social sciences, humanities, education, computer science and engineering, general science, medicine, ethnic studies, and more. 1965- present for selected titles.

Library Catalogs

• UNR Library Catalog
  • Includes books and media collections of UNR, Desert Research Institute, Great Basin College, Western Nevada Community College. Search Tips.
• WorldCat
  • A catalog of library materials in all formats from libraries worldwide. The database describes more than 40 million items, including manuscripts written as early as the 12th century.

Citing Electronic Resources

• Citing ERIC documents.
• APA Recommended Style for Electronic Reference Formats.
• Guide for Writing Research Papers Based on APA Style.
• Bibliography Styles Handbook: APA Format.
  • University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana.

Selected Web Sources

• Child Welfare Information Gateway
  • Essential information and resources related to the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families.
• U.S. Department of Education
  • Has many resources for educators and parents.
• Early Childhood and Parenting Collaborative.
  • University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
• Early Childhood Care and Development: International Resources.
  • The Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care and Development, Ryerson University, Toronto.
• Society for Research in Child Development
  • Publishes Monographs of the Society. UNR has over 225 of them. University of Michigan.
• Mental Health Net: Educational Psychology
  • Web resources, associations, journals
• Zero to Three.
  • Non-profit organization to promote healthy development of infants and toddlers.
• Developmental Studies Center.
  • Non-profit organization that sponsors programs to help children develop intellectually, ethically, and socially.
• Parents as Teachers National Center.
• Children's Television Resource and Education Center.
  • Dedicated to helping children develop socially, and succeed educationally.
• Google Social Sciences Directory
• Yahoo! Social Science Directory