Description
Book SynopsisDrawing together contributions from some of the leading scholars in the interdisciplinary field of children and childhood studies (CCS), this guided approach to literature searching in CCS provides background information about interdisciplinary study in general, and CCS in particular, as well as an outline of basic research practices.
Trade Review...each chapter contains valuable information on the scholarly process that all undergraduate researchers will find useful...this accessible guide will be a practical addition to undergraduate research collections. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower/upper-level undergraduates. * CHOICE *
a useful place to start for people interested in children and childhood studies. * American Reference Books Annual, March 2008 *
Scholars and academic librarians offer a guide to useful resources for literature searches in the emerging interdisciplinary field of children and childhood studies (CCS). Bowman (reference librarian, Rutgers U.-Camden, New Jersey) presents a definition of CCS, a brief history of the field, and scholarly research and writing basics. Contributors offer perspectives, research tips, and annotated resources from fields including the social sciences, art, education, and English, but excluding medicine and law. A sample paper titled "Collodi's Pinocchio: Biblical and Cultural Rites of Passage" on the theme of the prodigal son is appended. * Reference and Research Book News, May 2007 *
Table of ContentsPart 1 Preface Part 2 Part 1 Defining the Field Chapter 3 1 Toward a Definition of Children and Childhood Studies Chapter 4 2 The Basics of Scholarly Research and Writing Part 5 Part 2 Research and Resources Chapter 6 3 Anthropology Chapter 7 4 Art Chapter 8 5 Business and Economics Chapter 9 6 Education Chapter 10 7 English Chapter 11 8 History Chapter 12 9 Psychology Chapter 13 10 Sociology Chapter 14 11 U. S. Government Resources Chapter 15 12 World Wide Web Resources Part 16 Appendix: Sample Paper Part 17 Index Part 18 About the Editor and Contributors
