Library and Academic Success: Early Childhood Education: Start Your Research

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Databases to Find Books, Articles, and Videos

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Looking for information for an assignment? Enter your keywords to find books, articles, streaming video & more in one click. Access to full text requires your Georgian user credentials.
Education Research Complete This link opens in a new window
All levels of education are covered from curriculum, administration, and policy to funding and childcare issues . Includes Canadian content.
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Educator's Reference Complete This link opens in a new window
Research information for teachers and administrators who work in preschool to college level education.
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ERIC This link opens in a new window
A digital library containing educational research including articles and case studies for all levels of education
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Childcare Exchange Videatives This link opens in a new window
Observe how children think and explore through the developmental stages of infancy through to age seven. Learn how to support their learning, and prepare environments that engage children in problem solving through play. For off campus access, contact the library for username and password.
Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Contains over 5,000 videos on topics in business, nursing, social sciences, health, science and technical education.
National Film Board (NFB) (Search for NFB titles in Page 1+).
Watch documentaries, animations and more available from the National Film Board (NFB). Users can access any online NFB or CAMPUS title. Search for NFB titles in Page 1+. or directly in NFB. Note that NFB also lists titles from partners that may not be accessible.
To obtain a token/link to set up a new account, teachers can contact the library for information. Existing accounts are automatically updated. Teachers with a NFB account can create a playlist to share with students.

Journals and Trade Magazine

Exchange: The Early Childhood Leader's Magazine
Supporting early childhood education professionals worldwide in their efforts to craft thriving environments for children and adults.
First Peoples Child & Family Review
The First Peoples Child & Family Review is an open-access, interdisciplinary, and peer-reviewed journal honouring the voices and perspectives of First peoples and non-Indigenous allies and supporters. Our mission is to promote research, critical analysis, stories, standpoints, and educational resources which advance innovation within child, family, and community based-matters for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit, as well as Indigenous peoples abroad.
Green Teacher Magazine
Offers perspectives on the role of education in creating a sustainable future, practical articles, and ready-to-use activities for various age levels. You must login to access content.
For access contact: library@georgiancollege.ca
Journal of Childhood Studies
Published by the Canadian Association for Young Children. Contains research articles and ideas from practice.
Play Outdoors Magazine Exploring Outdoor Experiences in Early Learning
Illustrates the importance of outdoor play for children of all ages and diversities in their play.
Teaching young children
Based on the latest and best research on early childhood education, the material is classroom-ready. It’s full of practical ideas that you can adapt in your classroom today and is published by The National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Voices of Practitioners
This is NAEYC's peer-reviewed, professional online journal. Its main purpose is to provide a vehicle for publishing the research of early childhood teachers.
YC: Young Children
This is the National Association for the Education of Young Children's peer-reviewed professional journal. Issues are organized by topics that are important to the early childhood education field.

Young Exceptional Children This link opens in a new window
Written for teachers, early care and education personnel, educational administrators, therapists, families, and others who work with or on behalf of children from birth through 8 years of age who have identified disabilities, developmental delays, are gifted/talented, or are considered at-risk for future developmental challenges,
Use the "Advanced Search" and identify the journal by name in the "Published in" field.

Zero to Three
This journal provides health and wellness strategies to adults who care for this age group of children. Journal stopped publishing in June 2023.

General Books and Resources

The Wiley Handbook of Early Childhood Care and Education
ISBN: 9781119148074
Offers theories and suggestions from experts in the field
Inquiry-Based Early Learning Environments
ISBN: 9781605545813
Stories about environments and approaches to inquiry from around the world are included as examples.
Nurturing Habits of Mind in Early Childhood
ISBN: 9781416627111
In the first years of life, as children observe, imitate, and interact with people and their environment, the brain is structuring a foundation for vocabulary, values, cognitive processes, and social skills.

Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Education
This Canadian website is a project of the Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development. Explore the many topics under behaviour, education, health, and more. Also contains videos.
Vanier Institute of the Family - Articles
Explore the many short articles on families produced by the Institute. Review other "Resources" created by them.
Zero to Three
This site provides information on the health and development of infants and toddlers