Hampshire College

Journal Articles for Childhood and Learning

• Academic Search Premier Full-text of almost 5,000 scholarly journals in all disciplines.
• Blackwell-Synergy Journals in Science, Technology and Medicine Over 400 current full-text journals in the sciences, technology and medicine.
• ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center).
  The primary source for journals and other documents on education. Some are full-text. 
• PsychINFO.  The best source for articles and books on all areas of psychology.
• PsychARTICLES.  Full text of about 50 journals from the American Psychological Association.
• ScienceDirect College Edition. A full-text database for journals in the life, medical, social, behavioral and physical sciences.  Most articles are available from 1995 on.
• Sociological Abstracts.

Web Sites for Childhood and Learning

• America's Children in Brief 2004
• The Brain Connection: Learning and the Brain
• Child Development Institute
• Children's Environments Research Group (includes an international listserv).
• Committee for Children
• Education Research Guides Links to sites in educational subjects such as children's literature, education law, educational tests and measurements, and special education. From the University of Delaware.
• Education World
• Family Research Council. Different perspectives on this topic.
• InfoSurf's Information Resources in Education Provides links to educational association sites, counseling and school psychology, educational rankings, and other resources in education. From the University of California at Santa Barbara.
• Knowledge Loom Provides practical, workable methods for fostering student learning. Organized by the Northeast Education Lab at Brown and includes other organizations.
• Learning Disabilities Association of America
• Learning Disabilities Online
• National Center for Early Development and Learning
• National Institute of Child Health and Development
• Neuroscience for Kids. Useful for tools for working with kids and science as well as teaching adults about neuroscience.
• Selected Internet Resources for Education Links to educational resources teachers, literacy, assessment and certification, and distance education. From Yale University.
• Social Psychology Network Useful developmental and education links.
• Society for Research in Child Development
• TeachableMoment "Provides educators with timely teaching ideas to encourage critical thinking on issues of the day and foster a positive classroom environment. It is a project of Educators for Social Responsibility Metropolitan Area."
• Teachers at Work: Internet Tools for Teachers Search their database of 5,000 reviewed education web sites. Results include links to sites, descriptions, and ratings. Some material may require a fee.
• US Department of Education Home Page