Early Childhood Education
Program at Penn State
Early
Childhood Education
Early Childhood Education is an option area in the Department of Curriculum
and Instruction. There are two master's programs: Master of Science (M.S.)
and Master of Education (M.Ed). The Master of Science program focuses
on research while the Master of Education program is aimed at providing
increased professional competence in education. Graduates from the master's
programs have held a variety of positions ranging from teachers and administrators
in public schools to positions at the state level. There are also two
doctoral level programs offered: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Doctor
of Education (D.Ed.). The Doctor of Philosophy is conferred to acknowledge
high achievement and scholarship in the field of education. The Doctor
of Education provides greater preparedness for working in the education
profession. Graduates from the doctoral programs have gone on to work
as university professors and as consultants and directors for early childhood
and other family-related agencies at the state and federal level.
http://www.ed.psu.edu/ci/ciOptionEarlyChildEd/contactInfo.html
Professional Associations
National Association for the Education
of Young Children (NAEYC)
As the largest organization of early childhood educators in the nation,
NAEYC is dedicated to improving educational programs for children from
birth through third grade.
http://www.naeyc.org/
National Association of Elementary
School Principals (NAESP)
The NAESP works to advocate and support elementary and middle level principals
and other leaders in education.
http://www.naesp.org/
National Association for Early Childhood
Teacher Educators (NAECTE)
The NAECTE is committed to improving early childhood education by promoting
the professional growth of early childhood educators and providing a forum
to discuss educational issues.
http://www.naecte.org/
National Head Start Association
(NHSA)
The NHSA is a private, not-for-profit membership organization that works
on behalf of the more than 2,500 Head Start programs in the U.S.
http://www.nhsa.org/
Association for Childhood
Education International (ACEI)
The ACEI is dedicated to promoting quality education for children from
infancy through early adolescence as well as professional growth among
childhood educators.
http://www.acei.org/
Selected Reference Sources
The Early Intervention Dictionary: A Multidisciplinary Guide to Terminology
This dictionary defines terms used in early childhood education and the
education of children with physical and/or developmental disabilities.
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Handbook on Research of the Education of Young Children
This handbook provides a review of the history and current status of issues
in early childhood education.
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Encyclopedia of Early Childhood Education
This encyclopedia covers many aspects of early childhood education including
the sociocultural, political and economic contexts of child care and early
childhood curricula and programs.
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International Handbook of Early Childhood Education
This handbook examines the varying organization and curricula of early
childhood education on an international level.
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National Center for Education Statistics
This is the main federal organization specializing in the collection and
analysis of educational data in the U.S.
http://www.nces.ed.gov/
Indexes and Abstracts
Children's
Literature Comprehensive Database
The Children's Literature Comprehensive Database offers information about
children's books, videos, and audio books ranging from baby board books
to novels and nonfiction for young adults. Of the more than 500,000 MARC
format records, about 10% include full text book reviews from well-respected
sources such as KIRKUS Reviews, Science Books & Films, andVoice of
Youth Advocates(VOYA).
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dball.html#CHILDLITIND
Dissertation Abstracts
Dissertation Abstracts is the primary source for 1.4 million doctoral
dissertations (and selected master's theses) from over 1000 North American
and European universities. Includes a link to the UMI full text dissertation
pilot project. Coverage: 1851 to date. Abstracts are available for dissertations
since 1980, abstracts for theses since 1988.
Updates: monthly (usually between the 20th and 25th day)
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dball.html#DISS
Education
Abstracts Full Text (Wilson)
Education Abstracts Full Text (Wilson) covers over 625 periodicals, with
indexing from 1983, and full text for many since 1994.
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dball.html#ERLEDUCABS
Educational Technology Abstracts
Indexes and abstracts important material in the field of technology and education,
including articles found in over 600 international journals and recently published
books. Coverage includes all aspects of educational technology: instructional
design and educational planning; instructional media and resources; and issues
of assessment and evaluation.
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ERIC
-- Educational Resources Information Center
ERIC, (Education Resources Information Center),
is a premier database of journal and non-journal education literature, with
more than 1.1 million citations since 1966. Sponsored by the Institute of
Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Dept. of Education.
ERIC covers two types of literature:
Journals [over 1000 scholarly, professional
and practitioner journals]
ERIC Documents [non-journal literature, such
as conference papers, standards reports, etc. Not peer-reviewed].
The recommended ERIC search interface for PSU users is Cambridge Scientific
Abstracts.
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dball.html#ERIC1
What Works Clearinghouse
Created in 2002, the goal of the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) is to identify
findings of scientific evidence. The WWC collects, screens, and identifies
studies of the effectiveness of educational interventions (programs, products,
practices, and policies); reviews studies that have the strongest design;
and reports on the strengths and weaknesses of those studies against the WWC
Evidence Standards. Study
reports [ratings of individual studies and designs for reliability];
intervention reports [findings that meet WWC Evidence Standards for a
particular intervention]; topic
reports [description of topic and each intervention that the WWC reviewed]
http://www.w-w-c.org/
International
Archive of Education Data (IAED)
The IAED is a project sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Their holdings include surveys pertaining to elementary and other areas as
well as education assessments.
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/IAED/
Kraus
Curriculum Development Library (KCDL)
Kraus Curriculum Development Library (KCDL) Online is the premier searchable
database of retrospective and current collections of curriculum guides, lesson
plans, frameworks, standards, and teaching practices for PreK-12, and Adult
Basic Education. Information in the database covers all disciplines, subjects,
and grade levels found in PreK through 12th grade education and Adult Basic
Education.
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dball.html#KCDLONLINE
Professional
Development Collection
Professional Development Collection, designed for professional educators and
librarians, provides a highly specialized collection of over 515 full text
journals, including nearly 350 peer-reviewed titles, with full text dating
as far back as 1965. . It also provides full text for 167 education pamphlets,
a searchable images database, and will soon contain full text for scholarly
monographs. A title list can be seen at http://www.epnet.com/titlelists/pdf/tf.pdf
.
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dball.html#PROFDEV
ProQuest Psychology Journals
ProQuest Psychology Journals: A full text database subset of PsycINFO, including 400 full-text journals that are licensed to ProQuest. Coverage is typically from 1996, with a few titles prior to that date. (Coverage does not presently include APA journals; additions to coverage occur frequently.)
http://www.lias.psu.edu/entry/psycinfo.html
PsycINFO
PsycINFO, the primary database for psychology and related disciplines, is a database of psychological literature from the 1800's to the present, from 1300 journals from 50 countries. Through SilverPlatter, it provides full text, searchable access to more than 25,000 articles from 42 journals published by APA and allied organizations from 1988 to the present, and links to non-APA full text journals owned in electronic format by the University Libraries. Related subject areas included education, organizational management, psychophysiology, psychiatry, nursing, ergonomics, environmental psychology, human factors engineering, sociology, business, law and more. Published by the American Psychological Association.
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dball.html#PSYCHOVID
State Education Journal Index and Educators' Guide to
Periodicals Research Strategies
Focuses on periodicals not indexed in other popular indexes.
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Selected Journals
Advances in Early Education and Day Care
This series published annually contains research articles along with critical
reviews and analysis of issues related to early education and day care.
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Advances in Infancy Research
These volumes include the work of researchers from major American universities
who emphasize non-traditional and controversial approaches to infancy research.
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Childhood Education
This publication of the Association for Childhood Education International
(ACEI) has been published since 1924 and covers topics ranging from classroom
activity ideas to reviews of new children's books.
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Child & Youth Care Forum
This journal, formerly entitled Child and Youth Care Quarterly, aims to serve
child and youth care practitioners by promoting communication and debate.
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Early Childhood Education Journal
This publication contains peer-reviewed articles that detail new practices
in the field of early childhood education.
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Early Childhood
Research Quarterly
The journal sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young
Children (NAEYC) includes articles reflecting the interdisciplinary nature
of the early childhood education field.
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Instructor
A resource for teachers published by the Scholastic Company that includes
lesson plan ideas and other advice on teaching techniques.
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Journal of Research in Childhood Education (JRCE)
This journal published biannually by the Association for Childhood Education
International (ACEI) contains research on infants to early adolescents.
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Learning
Another magazine that provides many activities and other suggestions for innovative
teaching.
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NEA Today
A newspaper geared towards teachers that is published by the National Education
Association and has a circulation of 2.7 million.
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Teacher Magazine
A magazine published by Education Week that discusses the currents trends
in teaching along with providing book reviews and other commentary.
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http://www.edweek.org/tm/
The
Elementary School Journal
This journal, founded in 1900 in conjunction with the Dept. of Education of
the University of Chicago, is published for both researchers and practitioners
in the field of elementary and middle school education.
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Resources for Elementary Education
Child & Family
Webguide
A website created by Tufts University that evaluates web sites dealing with
child development research.
http://www.cfw.tufts.edu/
Early
Childhood Educators & Family Web Corner
This website page provides an index of many early childhood sites.
http://www.users.sgi.net/~cokids/
Earlychildhood.com
A web page created for early childhood educators that includes project ideas,
research articles and a discussion board.
http://www.earlychildhood.com
ERIC Clearinghouse
on Elementary and Early Childhood Education
This website contains a wide range of writings on early childhood education.
http://www.ltls.org/qen.html
Hall of Early Childhood
Education
This website, maintained by the Texas Education Network, lists links for teachers,
parents and children.
http://www.tenet.edu/
The Independent
School Entrance Examination (ISEE) Practice Test Prep Review
This is a site that provides information and free online practice tests to
assist ISEE test takers. http://www.testprepreview.com
National
Network for Childcare
This website provides many articles and other links of interest to early childhood
educators.
http://www.nncc.org/homepage.html