Research Guides: Childhood Education: Get Background Information

Research Begins

Good Starting Points for Research:

Encyclopedias and handbooks have excellent background articles with bibliographies.
Use these books for definitions and to find vocubulary for search terms.

Overview & Background Information

Encyclopedias, dictionaries and handbooks are excellent sources to get an introduction or overview on a topic, and to find search terms.

Credo Reference Source
Provides full-text online access to hundreds of multidisciplinary reference book collections, including art, history, law, medicine, psychology, technology, bilingual dictionaries and encyclopedias.

Encyclopedia of Education
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Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education
Encyclopedia of Human Development
Encyclopedia of School Psychology

Gale Ebooks
A database of encyclopedias, almanacs, dictionaries and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. it is an excellent resource for general overviews.

Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology

Handbooks in Library

Education Reference Books are Located on the 3rd Floor of the Leonard Lief Library

Handbook of early literacy research / edited by Susan B. Neuman, David K. Dickinson. New York : Guilford Press, 2003. Lehman College Reserve Textbooks LB1139.5 .L35 H37 2003 Reserve Loan