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This page contains resources to help you get started with your research assignments related to child development theories. See the BOXES below!
Notice that these are academic/scholarly sources. They are examples of the types of sources your professor expects. Remember - NO Wikipedia.com or simple educational psychology websites!
You will need your CampusNet credentials to access the online resources remotely.
To find books written by your assigned child development theorist, try an Author search in the Scholar Library Catalog.
Select Author as the search. Enter your theorist's name as LAST NAME, FIRST NAME (or FIRST INITIAL), such as PIAGET, J.
To find books about your assigned child development theorist or theory, try a Keyword search in the Scholar Library Catalog.
Select Keyword as the search. Enter your theorist's last name, like PIAGET. Review the results you retrieve.
Add additional keywords to limit your results, such as:
Children's Learning in Early Childhood: Learning Theories in Practice 0-7 Years
Psychosocial Approaches to Child and Adolescent Health and Wellbeing
Theories of Early Childhood Education: Developmental, Behaviorist, and Critical
The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Childhood Social Development
