This reference work about young children in the United States is arranged in five broad categories: (1)historical and philosophical roots of early childhood practice; (2) sociocultural, political, and economic contexts; (3) perspectives on children; (4) early chilhood curricula and programs; and (5) perspectives on educators.
ERIC provides free access to more than 1.2 million bibliographic
records of journal articles and other non-journal education-related materials (policy papers, technical reports, etc.) and,
if available, includes links to full text. ERIC is sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of Education.
Based at the University of North Carolina, this resource addresses
issues and research related to the cognitive, social, and emotional
development of children from birth through age eight.
