Using Research on Early Childhood Development and Education
Research Syntheses and Reviews
The National Academy of
Sciences publishes important syntheses of research on many topics. These
reports are usually developed by a panel of experts who review research,
summarize the findings (often of hundreds of studies), and develop
recommendations based on those findings. Two recent reports that are especially
relevant to the early childhood field are Neurons to Neighborhoods: The
Science of Early Childhood Development;
and Eager to Learn: Educating Our Preschoolers.
Each report may be browsed and searched on the National Academy Press Web
site; the books may also be printed but very slowly; copies may also be ordered
on line or are available in libraries.
Other such reports may be
accessed through NAEYC's "Research and Reports" section of this Web site.
Handbooks
(typically available only by purchase or in college and university libraries).
Handbooks are scholarly
resources; each chapter often provides an excellent overview of research on a
major topic, with extensive reference lists. Chapter authors are regarded as
experts in their fields. Well-known handbooks include
Handbook of Child Psychology
Handbook of Early Childhood
Development
Handbook of Early Childhood
Intervention
Handbook of Early Literacy
Research
Handbook of Research on the
Education of Young Children
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