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Childhood Education: Explore Topics

This page provides information for Childhood Education research at Brevard College.

Find Background Information

Good places to find background information:
  • Your textbook or class readings
  • Encyclopedias, handbooks, & other reference materials
  • Credible websites
  • And of course ...

Childhood Education Reference Sources

Are there books on your topic?

When a reference tool is too broad, it can be useful to seek out a book.

Important Considerations
  • Is there a specific area within the broader topic that you're curious about or even irked by?
  • Is there a cause-effect relationship that you're curious about?
  • Look for unanswered questions.
  • Are there time periods or groups of people within the discipline that strike a chord for you?
  • If you think you've got a topic worth writing about, try to explain it informally to a friend. Are there gaps in what you know? Did any questions come up?

Childhood Education Book Databases

More Reference Databases

Handbooks, Encyclopedias, & Dictionaries

Encyclopedia of Early Childhood Education

Designed for use by policy makers, community planners, parents, educators, and school administrators

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Child Development

The most authoritative and accessible account of all aspects of child development.

Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children

Makes the expanding knowledge base related to early childhood education readily available and accessible.

Key Concepts in Early Childhood Education and Care

Explains the key ideas and issues in Early Childhood clearly and concisely.