Finding Aid:  Early Adolescence

The following selective list of print and Web resources has been compiled by the Layne Library staff as a starting point for research on Adolescence.  It is not a complete listing of the materials available, but is intended to serve as a guide to some of the resources available in the Library, and as a pointer to a variety of online resources.
 

Web Sites

• Brightfutures: Adolescence
• Children's Rights Council
• Justice Information Center
• Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse
• Mental Health Net: Child and Adolescent Development
• Office of Educational Research and Improvement
• School Psychology Resources Online
• YouthInfo: developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Books

• The Best Interests of the Child  New Book KF547 .B47 1996
• Raising Lifelong Learners  New Book LB1048.3 .C35 1997
• A Generation at Risk: Growing up in an Era of Family Upheaval  New Book HQ755.85 .A449 1997

Encyclopedias And Reference Sources

    Print sources available in Layne Library:

• Encyclopedia of Adolescence  Ref.  HQ796 .E58 1991
• Encyclopedia of Adoption   Ref.  HV875.55 .A28 1991
• Encyclopedia of Child Abuse  Ref.  HV6626.5 .C57 1989
• Encyclopedia of Learning and Memory  Ref.  BF318 .E53 1992
• Encyclopedia of Marriage, Divorce, and the Family  Ref.  HQ9 .D38 1989
• Handbook of Child Psychology  Ref.  BF721 .H242 1998

Indexes

• InfoTrac Fulltext Databases: citations, abstracts, and full text articles
  • Try more than one database for the most thorough results -- remember that each database indexes different periodicals.
• ERIC: article abstracts and citations, as well as other (lesson plans, etc.) resources in the field of education
  • Descriptor, keyword searches will be most useful here.  use "adolescent" in combination with "peer",  "development", "block scheduling", "nontraditional education", "parent child relationship", etc.
• Education Abstracts Full Text: citations, abstracts, and full text articles
  • Indexes resources relating to education, including journals, yearbooks, and a limited number of books.
  • Use "adolescence", " junior high school students", "puberty", "youth", "juvenile delinquency".  Several topics also appear under the heading "teenage...".
• CINAHL: abstracts, citations
  •  Use for health and medical-related  information on adolescents.

    Print*  indexes available in Layne Library:

• Business Periodical Index
  • Use "young adult market", "youth", "students", "youth market"
• Education Index
  • Use "adolescence", " junior high school students", "puberty", "youth", "juvenile delinquency".  Several topics also appear under the heading "teenage...".
• Essay and General Literature Index
  • Use "young adults"
• Humanities Index
  • Use "youth", "adolescent psychology"
• Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature
  • Use "adolescence", "youth".  Several topics also appear under the heading "teenage...".
• Social Sciences Index
  • Use "adolescence", "adolescent psychology", "youth".  Several topics also appear under the heading "teenage...".

  *Print indexes are located on the index table in the Periodical room.

Periodicals

    Print journals available in Layne Library (some may be on microfiche)

• Adolescence (Microfiche)
• Clearing House  -- covers secondary education
• -- articles in discipline specific journals such as American Sociological Review or Psychological Reports can  be located using the indexes listed above.

Videos

• Adolescent Development  VT 591
• Childhood  VT 466
• Developing Child  VT 754
• Discovering Psychology: The Developing Child  VT 497
• IQ Testing and the School  VT 590
• Teens in Trouble  VT 550
• Teenage Mind and Body  VT 589
• Teenage Relationships  VT 630

Searching the Library Catalog

• Subject searches: "adolescence", "adolescent psychology", "children of divorced parents", "divorce", "parent and child", " education, secondary", etc.
• Limit by publication year to locate the most current resources.

Statistics

• National Center for Education Statistics

    Print statistics sources available in Layne Library:

• Statistical Abstract of the United States  Ref. HA202 .S8
• Statistical Handbook on the American Family  Ref. HQ536 .S727 1992
• Youth Indicators 1991: Trends in the Well-Being of American Youth  Ref.  HQ799.7 .Y6 1991

Legislation

• THOMAS -- US Congress on the Internet
  • Use "adolescent " for subject searches

Created by J. Barker
Last updated 02/15/2001
Corrections or comments please contact: jobarker@dwu.edu