Resource Guide:
Child and Adolescent Development
Selected Call Numbers
Call numbers are the shelving locations for each item. Browsing in the following areas of the library will help you find materials for your topic.
| Topic | Call Number |
|---|---|
| Developmental Psychology. Child Psychology. | BF 721-723 |
| Child Psychology. Moral Development. | BF 723 .M54 |
| Developmental Psychology. Infant Psychology. | BF 719-720 |
| Developmental Psychology. Adolescence. Youth. | BF 724-724.3 |
| Psychology of Play | BF 717-7188 |
| Child Study. | LB 1101-1139 .W7 |
| Physiology of children and infants. | RJ 125-137 |
| Physiology of adolescents | RG 140-145 |
Selected Subject Headings
Subject headings are selected terms to represent a topic. Searching subject headings in the library catalog will bring the most complete list of results. Below are some example subject headings. More subject headings can be located in the red books at the reference desk.
- Child development
- Child development—Longitudinal studies
- Child psychology
- Children with disabilities—Development
- Adolescence
- Teenagers
- Adolescent development
- Adolescent psychology
- Youth—Social conditions
- Puberty
- Human development
- Personality development
- Moral development
- Cognition
- Parenting
- Family
- Nature and nurture
Selected Materials at the Von Canon Library
Below are some selected materials in the library with their shelving locations. Browsing in the listed areas of the library will help you find more materials for your topic.
| Title | Call Number |
|---|---|
| Adolescents’ Self-Discovery in Groups | BF 724.3 .I3 T46 2017 |
| Development in Infancy: A Contemporary Introduction | RJ 134 .B67 2014 |
| Handbook of Socialization: Theory and Research | REF HM 686 .H36 2014 |
| Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every… | HQ 781 .G35 2010 |
| Handbook of Adolescent Psychology | REF BF 724 .H33 2009 |
| The Development of the Person: The Minnesota Study on... | HQ 767.9 .D477 2005 |
| Awakening Children’s Minds: How Parents and Teachers… | HQ 767.9 .B465 2001 |
| From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early… | HQ 767.9 .F76 2000 |
| Discovering Child Development | eBook |
| Values, Religion and Culture in Adolescent Development | eBook |
| Adolescent Vulnerabilities and Opportunities … | eBook |
| Child Development: Thinking About Theories | eBook |
Selected Research Databases
The following databases are specifically useful for your topic. You can search them individually on the databases page.
- Academic Search Complete
- Alt HealthWatch
- Credo Reference
- Education Research Complete
- Encyclopedia Britannica
- ERIC
- GPO
- Handbook of Psychology, 2nd Ed.
- Health Source – Consumer Edition
- Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
- Hospitality & Tourism Complete
- JSTOR
- MasterFILE Premier
- Military & Government Collection
- Newspaper Source Plus
- Oxford Bibliographies Online
- Oxford Reference
- Proquest Dissertations and Theses Global
- PsycInfo
- Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
- Statista
- Wiley Online Library
- WorldCat
Selected Journals and Magazines
The following journals supply articles to the library’s databases. YOu can see if a specific journal supplies articles to our databases by searching the journal title on the library journal page.
- Child Development
- Child Development Research
- Infant and Child Development
- Child Development Perspectives
- Early Childhood Research & Practice
- Developmental Science
- International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
- New Directions for Child & Adolescent Development
- Child & Youth Care Forum
Selected Websites and Digital Archives
The following websites are librarian-evaluated to provide trustworthy information for your topic. They include digitized collections connected to your topic.
- U.S. Office of Population Affairs: Adolescent Development
- FPG Child Development Institute
- Harvard Center on the Developing Child
- Child Care and Early Education Research Connections
- National Association for the Education of Young Children
- American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- U.S. National Institutes of Health