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· Careers in Child Development · Careers in Family Development · How to Perform Better on Tests · How to Read a Journal Article Child Development Online Study Guides: · Allyn & Bacon's Child Development Site for Students · McGraw-Hill's Child Developmental Supersite (click on "Child Development, Chronological") · McGraw-Hill's Dushkin On-line · Psychology Links (lots of them!) |
· "The Elements of Style" (on-line writers' guide) · Bartlett's Familiar Quotations · Cognitive Science Dictionary · Lexicon of Learning (dictionary of educational terminology) · Documenting library research · How to Read a Journal Article (by Steve Borgatti)
· Peterson's Guide to Graduate Programs & Fin Aid |
Web Resources for Graduate Students:
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Research & Writing: · How to Read a Journal Article (by Steve Borgatti) · "The Elements of Style" (on-line writers' guide) · How to Read & Select Articles for Papers/Theses Comprehensive Exam
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Miscellaneous Grad Student Info & Resources: · How to Be a Good Graduate Student · Graduate School Survival Guide · Psi Cafe's Graduate Student Page · How to Succeed in Graduate School: A Guide for Students and Advisors |
UofA Websites
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Resources for
Child Development Professionals:
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· general info for teachers: · UofA--S. Witt's Child Development Page · APA Resources for the Public--children very interesting site that contains press releases and the latest research about children! · ACFPrograms: Child Care Bureau · Center for the Future of Children ·Center for Development and Learning · Consumer Product Safety Commission · K-12 Teachers' Resource Center · Family & Children's Services · Fed. Resources for Educ. Excellence · Learning
Disabilities Resources Home Page
· Carnegie Corporation (good source for grants) · Chronicle of Higher Education · Growing Child Online-Resources |
resources by age group: · Prenatal and Infant Resources · Early Childhood Resource Library · Carnegie Corporation's Major Report on Children Ages 3-10 · School Aged Child Care Project
· Children's Writing Resource Center information on how to write children's literature · The Center for Children's Books |
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Family Development Websites for Families |
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