LibGuides: Early Childhood Education: Articles &amp; Journals

Finding Articles

The best way to find articles would be to use the Discover@UMSL search tool, which can be found on the library's homepage. Discover brings up many different results from all of our various databases, but not everything. If you would like search on a more specific topic, consider searching directly in one of our subject-specific databases.

Vocabulary

Break down your search into concepts. Develop a list of synonyms.

EXAMPLE: "early childhood" AND education

Other terms for early childhood could be preschool, kindergarten, or "young children."
Combining different terms gives you different terms.

Topic

Clearly define your search statement. Trouble spots to look out for:

Too Broad - EXAMPLE: children

Solution: Add another concept to your topic which will narrow your search and make it more focused.
EXAMPLE: children AND "special needs"

Too Narrow - EXAMPLE: children AND "special needs" AND autism

[NOTE: To search a phrase use quotes]

Solution: Remove one secondary concept from your search string.
EXAMPLE: children AND "special needs" ~~AND autism~~

Keyword & Subject Suggestions

Early Childhood
- Child development
- Preschool
- Children
- Youth
- Elementary
- Elementary school students
Education
- Elementary education
- Educational research
- Educational psychology

Discover@UMSL

Suggested Journals

American Educational Research Journal
The American Educational Research Journal (AERJ) is the flagship journal of AERA, with articles that advance the empirical, theoretical, and methodological understanding of education and learning. It publishes original peer-reviewed analyses spanning the field of education research across all subfields and disciplines and all levels of analysis, all levels of education throughout the life span and all forms of learning. Submissions reflect the highest quality in a wide range of perspectives, topics, contexts, and methods.
Children's Literature in Education
Critical evaluation, analysis or commentary for librarians, teachers, students, writers and interested parents on social issues reflected in books, interviews with authors and illustrators and accounts of classroom practice and experience.
Early Childhood Education Journal
Publishes articles on curriculum, child care programs, administration, staff development, family-school relationships, equity issues, multicultural units, health nutrition, facilities, special needs, employer-sponsored care, and infant/toddler programs.
Elementary School Journal
First published in 1900 as The Course of Study, the title was changed to The Elementary School Teacher and the Course of Study in 1902. From 1902-1914 the journal was called The Elementary School Teacher. In 1914 it became Elementary School Journal.
Review of Educational Research
The Review of Educational Research (RER) publishes critical, integrative reviews of research literature bearing on education, including conceptualizations, interpretations, and syntheses of literature and scholarly work in a field broadly relevant to education and educational research.
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education
Articles, review articles, commentary and book reviews that focus on different aspects of early childhood special education. Topics include staff development, technical assistance, intervention programs, research and practice in early intervention.

Early Childhood Education