InfoGuides: Early Childhood Education: Find Scholarly Articles

Early Childhood Databases

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The databases on this page provide Education-specific articles. Some databases are managed by the same company, so they may appear the same, but they will provide different results.

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Core Early Childhood Education Databases

APA PsycInfo (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Covers the professional and academic literature in psychology and related disciplines including medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, and other areas. Includes more than 3.7 million records.
Education Database This link opens in a new window
Gives users access to over 900 educational publications, including more than 600 of the titles in full text from 1988 to present. Coverage spans the literature on primary, secondary and higher education as well as special education, home schooling, and adult education.
Education Research Complete This link opens in a new window
Covers all aspects of education including multilingual education, health education, testing, curriculum instruction, administration, policy, funding, and all levels of education from early childhood to higher education. Provides indexing for over 1,800 journals, as well as full-text for over 900 journals, 81 books, and numerous education-related conference papers.
ERIC This link opens in a new window
References to thousands of educational topics. Indexes journal articles, books, theses, curricula, conference papers, standards, guidelines and more. ERIC documents (non-journal literature) are available full-text, 1993 to the present.
Child Development and Adolescent Studies Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Provides access to current and historical information relating to the growth and development of children through the age of 21. Includes indexing and abstracts for books, book chapters, book reviews, dissertations, theses, journals, and technical reports. New records added each year.
Family Studies Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Abstracts of literature concerning family studies, including marriage, divorce, and family therapy.
Sage Journals Online This link opens in a new window
Provides online access (searching and browsing) to over 800 journals published by Sage in fields of Business, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science, Technology and Medicine.

All Education Databases

Education and Higher Education Databases
Additional databases may be found on the Education subject on the Library's website

Education meta search tool

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Select Early Childhood Journals

Early Childhood Journals

These selected academic journals are well known in Early Childhood Education. This is not a comprehensive or exhaustive list. If you want to explore more journals on your topic, please contact the Education Librarian.

Early Childhood Education Journal
Analyzes issues, trends, policies, and practices for early childhood education from birth through age eight.
1997 to present
Early Childhood Research Quarterly (ECRQ)
ECRQ publishes predominantly empirical research (quantitative or qualitative methods) on issues of interest to early childhood development, theory, and educational practice.
from 1986 to present
Teaching Young Children
From the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), this journal provides useful, research-based ideas that teachers can use in their classrooms.
YC (formerly called) Young Children
From the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), Young Children issues are organized around topical clusters that devote special attention to issues in the field of early childhood education.
Journal of Early Childhood Research
Interdisciplinary in scope, being true to the tradition that educational studies has traditionally drawn from many different disciplines. The journal welcomes papers from the fields of the arts, education, health, law, social work, therapy, sociology, history, and the arts, and from non-traditional as well as established territories of early childhood education.
from 2003 to present

Early Childhood Special Education Journals

Beyond Behavior
Addresses compelling issues related to individuals with behavioral challenges.
Exceptional Children**
Original research on the education and development of exceptional infants, toddlers, children and youth and articles on professional issues of concern to special educators.
Journal of Early Intervention
Offers articles related to research and practice in early intervention for infants and young children with special needs and their families.

Open Access Journals

These journals publish articles that are free to use and share with folks and do not require a university login.

International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education
An online, open-access, peer-reviewed journal offering scholarly articles on various issues of young children with special needs (age 0-8) and their families.
South African Journal of Childhood Education
The South African Journal of Childhood Education (SAJCE) is a peer-reviewed journal that provides a forum for the dissemination of research in childhood learning and development and the care and education of children from birth to 12 years.

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