Early Childhood Education: Get Started
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This guide is designed to help students do research on early childhood education, families, and child development, and to help students and faculty discover the early childhood and family studies resources available through the library. También puede utilizar la versión de esta guía en español. Use the tabs above to navigate through the other pages of the guide:
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Introduction to the Library Website and Library Services
This 5:26 video provides an overview of the library website and highlights some of the Library's most popular collections and services.
- Welcome to the PCC Library WebsiteAre you new to the PCC Library Website? Visit this page for an overview of what you can do and find on the site, and how to get help when you need it.
ECE Research Tutorial
This interactive tutorial will teach you how to find quality articles for your early childhood education class research using library databases and Google Scholar.
Library Tips for ECE Students
This document includes useful links and tips for using the library as an Early Childhood Education student.
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Find Articles
Search these databases to find articles on topics related to early education and family studies.
- Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new windowFull text for more than 4,500 scholarly social sciences, humanities, general science, education and multi-cultural journals. 3,700 are peer-reviewed.
- Professional Development Collection This link opens in a new windowA highly specialized collection of over 500 full text journals, designed for professional educators.
- Educator's Reference Complete (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new windowA collection of more than 1,100 periodicals and 200 reports for any educator -- from the school teacher and administrator to those studying at the collegiate and graduate level.
- ERIC (Educational Resource Information Center) This link opens in a new windowERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center from the U.S. Dept. of Education, lists journal articles and educational documents (lesson plans, studies, etc.). 1966 - present.
- PsycINFO This link opens in a new windowStart here if you are looking for scholarly (peer-reviewed) psychology articles. PsycINFO is the single most comprehensive psychology article collection. Full-text articles from PsycARTICLES are included here. View the PsycINFO handout.