LibGuides: ECE-7010 v1: Optional Resources

Optional Resources

These resources are not required readings for the course but were picked by the instructor as relevant to the topic.

WEEK 2

Growing Inequality and Children
Cahn, N., & Carbone, J. (2015). Growing inequality and children. American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law, 23(2), 283-313.
This resource explores growing inequality in American society and how that overall issue relates to Early Childhood Education. Browse this resource and consider citing aspects from it in your assignment for this week.
Head Start’s Long-Run Impact: Evidence from the Program’s Introduction
Thompson, O. (2018). Head Start’s Long-Run Impact: Evidence from the Program’s Introduction. Journal of Human Resources, 53(4), 1100–1139.
Head Start is a long-running and popular model for ECE. This article explores Head Start’s long-term impact on society, as well as the history and ongoing programs that comprise Head Start.
How a Classroom on Wheels is Expanding Access to Early Education
How a classroom on wheels is expanding access to early education [Video file]. (2019). Retrieved April 7, 2020 from https://digital-films-com.proxy1.ncu.edu/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=102577&xtid=195779 (6:02)
Access to Early Childhood Education varies, which can exacerbate equity issues. This video highlights a unique solution to this issue of inequity and access.

WEEK 4

Early Childhood Development: Impact of National Human Development, Family Poverty
Tran, T. D., Luchters, S., & Fisher, J. (2017). Early childhood development: impact of national human development, family poverty, parenting practices and access to early childhood education. Child: Care, Health & Development, 43(3), 415–426.
Early Childhood Development and later success in life have been linked to factors in children’s youngest years, such as poverty and parenting practices.
Infant Cognitive Abilities: Potential Building Blocks of Later Executive Functions
Rose, S. A., Feldman, J. F., & Jankowski, J. J. (2016). Infant cognitive abilities: Potential building blocks of later executive functions. In Executive function in preschool-age children: Integrating measurement, neurodevelopment, and translational research (pp.139–156). American Psychological Association.
Early childhood development does not simply and abruptly end at a certain age, but instead evolves gradually into ongoing human development. This article explains how infant cognitive abilities, which are fostered via ongoing human interaction, evolve into later childhood and adulthood abilities that are necessary for academic success and successful life in general.
The SAGE Handbook of Early Childhood Research
Farrell A., Kagan, S. L., & Tisdall, K.M. (2015). The SAGE Handbook of Early Childhood Research. SAGE.
The SAGE Handbook of Early Childhood Research contains many chapters that connect child brain research to our practice as ECE professionals. Read Chapters 9 and 10 for this week, and consider browsing other chapters, which may be helpful for you as you complete this week’s assignment.

WEEK 8

The NU Early Childhood LibGuide has an abundance of resources regarding research, practice, and policy in ECE.