PSYC 3351 - Topics in Child Development - Psychology - MRU Library Website at Mount Royal University

Develop your understanding of the topic

Start with a background resource, such as an encyclopedia or dictionary, to find names of influential researchers and their theories.
Write down, or create a mind map of, all the relevant keywords you come across in your background search.
Use the information (keywords, names, and theories) from your background research to find scholarly sources in relevant academic databases.

*For additional information on how to develop your research topic, please see the Instructional Videos page of this guide.

Background resources for child development

Credo Academic Core An online reference library comprised of reference books including encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri and books of quotations, etc.
Searching Tips

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International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2nd edition Articles and bibliographic references as well as comprehensive name and subject indexes in all the fields encompassed within the social and behavioral sciences,
Oxford Reference Library Cross-searchable dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press.
Includes subscription titles via Oxford Reference Online Premium subscription collection as well as access to individual reference titles purchased perpetually.

Child and adolescent counselling case studies
ISBN: 0826150020
The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Family Studies, 4 Volume Set by Constance L. Shehan (Editor)
ISBN: 0470658452
Publication Date: 2016-02-29
International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences by James D. Wright (Editor-In-Chief)
ISBN: 0080970869
Publication Date: 2015-04-02

Citation chaining

What is citation chaining?

Citation chaining means searching backwards and forwards in time for materials that are cited by and also that cite an article or resource you already have. One resource links you to another, which links you to another, and so on to create a chain of relevant literature.

~ Walden University

Advantages of citation chaining

Efficient for finding additional sources
High likelihood of finding sources on a similar topic
Often find unexpected, but valuable, sources
Useful for research papers or assignments where you're comparing sources

Citation chaining: Part 1

Citation chaining: Part 2

Other citation chaining videos

Databases and citation indexes

Relevant academic databases

PsycInfo Contains citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations in psychology and related disciplines.
PsycArticles Contains full-text peer-reviewed scholarly articles, journal articles, letters to the editor, and errata in psychology from APA journals and allied organizations.
Child Development and Adolescent Studies This bibliographic database of current and historical literature related to growth and development of children through the age of 21.

*For additional information on how to use the PsycInfo database, please see the Instructional Videos page of this guide.

Citation indexes (for citation chaining)

Scopus A large abstract and citation database of research literature with links to full text resources available from MRU. Records with references go back to 1996, pre-1996 records go back to 1884.
Google Scholar Google Scholar provides searching of scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources. This MRU specific link connects users to items available full text via MRU.

Academic presentations

MRU Tips for Oral Presentations
Presentation templates: Slides Carnival
This site has many presentation templates for Google Slides and PowerPoint. Each slide has images and icons to help you communicate your research.

Templates are licensed openly under the Creative Commons License Attribution 4.0 International.

NOTE: Some of these templates contain copyrighted images! A good practice is to use stock images from the websites included in this guide.

Images on the web

The websites below provide access to materials that are either in the public domain, have Creative Commons licenses, or are licensed for educational use.

Please note that it is the user's responsibility to abide by any terms of use stated on these websites.

Find out more about copyright and the use of images in your work.

Unsplash
Pixabay
Over 750000 public domain images
PEXELS
Public domain images and stock photos
Creative Commons Search
Lists and searches websites providing images, music, video, and text that use Creative Commons licensing
Google Advanced Image Search
Find Creative Commons content on Google by scrolling to the bottom of the page to "usage rights" and selecting the appropriate licence
Flickr
Users can choose to limit searches to Creative Commons-licensed images and videos.
morgueFile
A public archive containing free images for use in creative work
Pics 4 Learning
Collection of copyright-friendly images for educational use

Internet Archive
TV shows, commercials, new reports, vlogs, and other archived video content
YouTube
Vimeo
CLIPLAND
Wide variety of television commercials and ads
AdLand
Television commercials

CBC Curio and News in Review
CBC and Radio-Canada content, including documentaries, news, tv and radio programs, podcasts, archival material and more. Content in English and French, includes teacher guides. Also includes content from BBC and National Geographic.
Videatives
Videatives provides access to interactive videos on early childhood learning.
Films on Demand
Contains streaming videos in Humanities, Social Sciences, Business, Economics, Science, Mathematics, Health, and Medicine. Licensed for classroom use.
National Film Board CAMPUS This link opens in a new window
Films across disciplines including documentaries, interviews, animated films and more on their website.

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