useful links - Family & Consumer Sciences

Very Useful Web Resources
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University of Akron Websites	Student Resources	Child Development Websites
Computer Tutorials	Graduate Student Links	Family Development Websites
Website Design Help	Library/ReferenceWebsites	Other useful sites

Student Resources:

Careers	Writing Resources
Library Resources	Learning & Studying Tips

Scholarships/Announcements

Careers:

· Employment info on the web!

· Careers in Child Development

· Careers in Family Development

· UA Child Development Page

Tips for Students From

McGraw-Hill/Dushkin: Dushkin:

· How to Write Term Papers

· How to Learn in Class

· How to Study

· How to Perform Better on Tests

· How to Manage Your Time

· 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!)

· Prentice Hall's Child Development Site for Students

· Theory Links

From Allyn & Bacon:

· Public Speaking

· Research/Writing for College

More Writing Resources:

· "The Elements of Style" (on-line writers' guide)

· Bartlett's Familiar Quotations

· The Quotation Pages

· Merriam-Webster Dictionary

· One Look Dictionary

· Roget's Thesaurus

· Cognitive Science Dictionary

· Psychology Dictionary

· Sociology Dictionary

· Lexicon of Learning (dictionary of educational terminology)

Library/ReferenceWebsites:

· Library and Reference Links

· UofA Citation Style Guide

· Documenting library research

· How to do Library Research

· Basic Library Research Tips

· How to Read a Journal Article (by Steve Borgatti)

Other resources:

· Preparation for Grad School

· Peterson's Guide to Graduate Programs & Fin Aid

· Computer Tutorials

· Child & Family Links

· U of A Websites

· Social Science Research Links

· USA QuickFacts

Web Resources for Graduate Students:

Time Management:

· How to Manage Your Time

Research & Writing:

· How to Read a Journal Article (by Steve Borgatti)

· How to Write Term Papers

· "The Elements of Style" (on-line writers' guide)

· How to Read & Select Articles for Papers/Theses

· Research Links

· More Links...

Comprehensive Exam Preparation:

· Theory Links

Scholarships/Announcements

Miscellaneous Grad Student Info & Resources:

· Graduate Student Resources

· How to Be a Good Graduate Student

· Graduate School Survival Guide

· Psi Cafe's Graduate Student Page

· Survival in the Academy

· How to Succeed in Graduate School: A Guide for Students and Advisors

· Resources and advice for students (and post-docs)

· U of A Websites

UofA Websites

UofA FCS Faculty Listing
UofA FCS Main Page

Library and Reference Links

Adult Focus

UA Health Services

Office of Student Financial Aid & Student Employment

Undergraduate Bulletin

UofARegistrar Page

UofA Main Page
The Graduate School
U of Akron Bookstore

Computer Tutorials
Hitchhiker's Guide
Basic Web Search Tutorial
Usable Web
How to Search the Web!
Internet Help Desk
Search Engines
Search Engine Comparison
Computing Tutorials
Computer Applications in FCS

Website Design and Tutorials
Build a Website
HTML & Webpage Design
Bare Bones Guide to HTML
Beginner's Guide to URLs
Hake's Basic HTML Tutorial

Child & Family Development Links:

Child & Family Advocacy
Child Health Organizations
Child Life
Family Development
Kids' Links
Parenting
Professional Organizations
Resources for Child Development Professionals

Resources for Child Development Professionals:

· general info for teachers:

· UofA--S. Witt's Child Development Page

· Child Development Website

· 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

· Child Safety

·Center for Development and Learning

· Consumer Product Safety Commission

· Department of Education

· K-12 Teachers' Resource Center

· K-8 Education Place

· Education and Services

· Education Links

· Education Week

· Government Links

· Resources for Teachers

· Family & Children's Services

· Fed. Resources for Educ. Excellence

· Learning Disabilities Resources Home Page

· Multicultural Education

for college faculty:

· Carnegie Corporation (good source for grants)

· Chronicle of Higher Education

· Growing Child Online-Resources

· Psychology Links (lots of them!)

· Research Links

resources by age group:

· Prenatal and Infant Resources

· Preschool Activity Pages

· Early Childhood Resource Library

· Preschool Resources

· Carnegie Corporation's Major Report on Children Ages 3-10

· Middle Education Resources

· Primary Education

· School Aged Child Care Project

· Violence on Television

children's books:

· Children's Writing Resource Center information on how to write children's literature

· Selecting Children's Books

· The Center for Children's Books

· Children's Books

· 2000 Notable Children's Books

· Child Care & Safety

· Children's Issues

Family Development
The New Homemaker
Human Dev. Family Life Bulletin
National Council on Family Relations
Changes in Love and Related Affect
Over Time
Sexuality and the Dual-Earner Couple:
Family Development Annotated Links
Predicting The Seven Year Itch
Father's Involvement In Caregiving
Social Security

Websites for Families
Widow Net (Information, support groups, and services for people who are newly widowed)

Links to Professional Organizations:

· American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences

· CHILDREN NOW (child advocacy)

· Child Welfare League of America

· Children, Youth and Family Consortium

· Center for the Future of Children

· National Association for Child Development

· National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

· National Council on Family Relations

· National Network for Child Care

· More Professional Organizations

· Links to Professional Resources

· Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children

· Ohio Association of Family and Consumer Sciences

· SRCD

· Social Science Pages

Become An Advocate!

· The American Psychiatric Association page contains information about public-policy issues and descriptions of its library services and holdings.

· Carnegie Corporation, Starting Points, State & Community Partnerships for Children

· Center for the Future of Children

· Children's Defense Fund

· CHILDREN NOW (child advocacy)

· Child Welfare League of America

· Electronic Policy Network

· The Empowerment Zone

· HealthCare Financing Administration

· Government Links

· Indian Health Services

· Legal Research Meta-Index

· Library of Congress State & Local Government Resource Page

· Starting Points: Mobilize Communities to Support Young Children and Their Families

· National Center for Children in Poverty

· National Child Care Information Center

· National Clearing House for Child Abuse & Neglect

· National Coalition for Campus Childcare

· National Center for Children in Poverty

· National Clearing House for Child Abuse & Neglect

· National Coalition for Campus Childcare

· NCFR - Public Policy Links

· Nat'l Inst. of Child Health and Human Dev.

· Social Issues

· Social Science Pages

· Social Security

· Thomas Legislative Search

· Yale Bush Center on Child Development and Social Policy

· 2000 Notable Children's Books

· APA Resources for the Public--children very interesting site that contains press releases and the latest research about children!

· APA HelpCenter: Family/Relationships: The Teen Years

· Birthplan.com

· Breastfeeding.com

· Child Safety

· The Center for Children's Books

· Consumer Product Safety Commission

· Family & Children's Services

· Family.com: Home Page

· Father's Involvement In Caregiving

· Family Corner

· Fatherwork

· The New Homemaker

· FamilyFun: Great ideas. Practical advice. Fun stuff to do.

·Talking to Kids about War & Violence

· Learning Disabilities Resources Home Page

· familyeducation.com

· IParenting.com

· I Am Your Child Organization

· Kellogg's Cares about Kids!TM

· Mothers At Home

· National Library of Medicine at NIH

· National Resource Center for Health & Safety in Child Care

· Net-Mom

· enutrition.htm

· Parent Education Hot Spots

· Parent News - Parenting Articles about

·Welcome to ProactiveParent.com

·Mission Nutrition - Pesticides Healthy

· Selecting Children's Books

· Step Parenting

· Warning Signs of Teen Violence (APA link)

Nice Links for Kids:

Information Resources:

· Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov

· Fedworld Information Network

Lexicon of Learning

Information Resources (including government statistics)

· EJournals & Discussion Listserves

· Government Links

· National Clearing House for Child Abuse & Neglect

· National Library of Medicine at NIH

· Social Science Research Links

· Yale Bush Center on Child Development and Social Policy

Native Web

· Sage Publications USA Home Page

· Census 2000 Home Page

· Electronic resources in psych.

· INFOMINE: Scholarly Resources

· Education Index

· Library of Congress State & Local Government Resource Page

· ScienceDirect Login

· The Internet Public Library

· The Old Farmer's Almanac

· Info on Copyrights

· American Journalism Newslink

· Gallup On-Line Opinion

· Altavista Translations

General Interest:

· Art, Photography

· Directory of WWW Links

· BigBook

· MapQuest!

· Music, Cinema Links

· Naval Observatory Time

· New Sites on the Internet

· Newspapers Online

· News Media Online

· Travel Planning

· The Weather Channel

· Yahooligans: The Website for Kids

· Cyberchase