ECF 700: Child Development, Birth to Age 8

Reference Works

Reference works give you an overview of a subject, help you focus your topic idea, and tell you what the classic studies in the field are.

• Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Development.
  Marshall M. Haith and Janette B. Benson, eds. Academic Press, 2008. 3 vols. Available online.
• The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Child Development.
  Brian Hopkins, ed. Cambridge University Press, 2005. Available online.
• Early Childhood Qualitative Research.
  J. Amos Hatch, ed. Routledge, 2007. LB1139.23; E2743 2007.
• Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children.
  Bernard Spodek and Olivia Saracho, eds. Erlbaum, 2006. Reference, 4th floor LB1119 .H25 2006.
• The Transactional Model of Development: How Children and Contexts Shape Each Other.
  Arnold Sameroff, ed. American Psychological Assn., 2009. Available online.
• How Caregiving Affects Development: Psychological Implications for Child, Adolescent, and Adult Caregivers.
  Kim Schifren, ed. American Psychological Assn., 2009. Available online.
• Alphabet Kids - from ADD to Zellweger Syndrome: A Guide to Developmental, Neurobiological and Psychological Disorders for Parents and Professionals.
  Robbie Woliver, Jessica Kingsley, 2008. Available online.

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