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Magazine & Journal Databases (to access articles):
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ProQuest
Psychology Journals on
campus or off-campus w/ library card
Full-text
psychology and social science journal articles
o To search for more than one "concept", click on Advanced Search tab at the top of the page
o To search only for articles that include the full text (the whole article) in the database, check the "Full text articles only" box next to: "Limit results to:" (below the date range box)
o To limit the search to scholarly journals, check the "Scholarly journals, including peer-reviewed " box (below the "Full text articles only" box)
o To find research studies, click in the first search box and enter the words: study OR research
o In the second search box, type the search word(s) for the first concept related to your topic. Type an OR between synonymous words for the same concept. Use an * to search for multiple words from the same root, e.g. child* will find articles with the words: child or children.
o On the third line, type the search word(s) for the second concept related to your topic. Type an OR between synonymous words for the same concept.
o Once you find one article specifically on your topic, click on any relevant subject headings (near the top of the article page) to find more articles on that topic.
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To find research
studies:
Look for articles in scholarly journals that include the following sections:
§ Methods (may include "Procedure", "Participants", "Measures")
§ Results
§ Discussion
§ Data (usually included in statistical tables at the end of the article or throughout the article)
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To print or e-mail an
article, click on the print or e-mail buttons at the top left of the article.
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Gale PowerSearch databases on
campus or off-campus w/ library card
articles from academic
journals, popular magazines, newspapers and reference sources; excellent general periodical database.
Available from
off-campus--as long as you have a library card (library card bar code number
is required)
o To narrow searches, use the Advanced search mode
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PLEASE NOTE: When
search results are first displayed, only magazine articles are shown, if
available for your search.
Click on the “Journals”
tab to display academic journal
articles on your topic; click on the "News" tab
for news articles; click on the "Books" tab for
reference book articles.
o To limit the search to scholarly journals, look under: “Limit results:” and click in the checkbox to select: “to peer-reviewed publications ”
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To find research
studies, type search words for your topic and add: AND research
OR study
Look for articles in scholarly journals that include the following sections:
§ Method(s): may include "Procedure", "Participants", "Measures"
§ Results
§ Discussion
§ Data (usually included in statistical tables at the end of the article)
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Child
Care & Early Education Research Connections
Freely accessible
collection
of more than 10,000 resources from the many disciplines related to child care
and early education. Includes articles from 500+
journals, reports, grey literature, gov docs, etc.
· E.R.I.C. database: freely available on the Web, no password required. Most comprehensive database available for education journal articles and non-journal education-related documents. Includes full-text of non-journal documents, but most journal article records only include abstracts; only a limited number of articles have the full-text available.
o In the search boxes, enter search word(s) for each concept related to your topic
§
To search for research
study articles, enter: study OR research in one of the search boxes
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To limit your search to
journal articles only: in the “Publication
Type(s):” selection box (on the lower half of the search page),
select "Journal Articles
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§ To limit your search to research reports: in the “Publication Type(s):” selection box (on the lower half of the search page), scroll down and select "Reports-Research" (NOTE: Research reports do not usually include full information on specific research studies.)
o Click on the Search button
Finding Periodicals:
To find an article that does not have the full text in any database, you need to find what library carries the journal in which the article was published. To find out which libraries carry a particular journal, click on "Finding Periodicals" from the Skyline College Library homepage.
Periodicals related to Early Childhood Education available Skyline Library:
The PLS Online Catalog is the online catalog to find books in Skyline Library and in all libraries in the Peninsula Library System.
Community
Information Program (CIP)
The CIP database contains
information on health and human service agencies serving
ADMINISTRATIONOF CHILD CARE CENTERS
Selected Online Resources
Dept. of Health and Human Services
(HHS),Administration of Child Care Program, Provider Resources
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb/providers/index.htm
International
Child and Youth Care Network
http://www.cyc-net.org/
Includes online journal (with regular features on administration). Other
provider resources as well.
California
Community Care Licensing Division
http://ccld.ca.gov/
This is the
CCLD Online Evaluator Manual
http://ccld.ca.gov/OnlineEval_1786.htm
This is the entire online evaluator manual. Note the links in the left frame to
regulations, forms, and the "Index to Precedents" (legal decisions of
an administrative law judge which other judges then look to for guidance when
deciding a case ruling), among other things. Each update to sections of the online
evaluator manual is clearly noted.
Child Care Law Center
http://www.childcarelaw.org/probono.cfm
An advocacy group for children and families. Click
here to go directly to theirpublications relating to licensing (some are free
and in Chinese, Spanish and English
(http://www.childcarelaw.org/publications.cfm#licensing)
COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT
Selected Online Resources
Making Ends Meet: How Much Does it Cost to Raise a Family in California?
California Budget Project
http://www.cbp.org/2001/s0109mem.htm
The California Budget Project (CPB) is a non-profit, nonpartisan organization
based in
Kaiser
Family Foundation's State Health Facts Online
http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/cgi-bin/healthfacts.cgi?
Find the latest state-level data on demographics, health, and health policy,
including health coverage, access, financing, and state legislation to support
proposals and program needs.
San Mateo County Child Care Partnership Council
http://www.smcoe.k12.ca.us/cyfs/ccpc.html
In 1991 the state legislature established Local Child Care and Development
Planning Councils in every county in
California
Child Care Resource & Referral Network
http://www.rrnetwork.org/rrnet/our_research/1046997942.php
The California Child Care Portfolio presents a compilation of
Pre-school and Childcare Enrollment in California
http://www.library.ca.gov/crb/04/03/04-003.pdf
data from the California Research Bureau, California State Library, January2004
Birth
to Kindergarten: The Importance of the Early Years
http://www.library.ca.gov/CRB/98/01/98001.pdf
literature review and policy options from the California Research Bureau,
California State Library, February 1998
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