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Education Full Text This link opens in a new window
1983-
Provides citations for every article of at least one column in length taken from more than 500 English-language periodicals and yearbooks in the field of education. Covers every age and sector of the educational community from preschool through college. Includes book review citations. MSU Libraries have a related print publication: Education Index located in the Main Library at Z5813 .E23 and covering 1929-1982.
ERIC (on ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
A U.S. national bibliographic database covering the journal and research literature in the field of education. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, ERIC blends two files: Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE), covering the published journal literature from over 775 periodicals and Resources in Education (RIE), covering other research document literature, such as conference papers, books, theses, and research reports.

Occupational Outlook Handbook
The Occupational Outlook Handbook includes information about the nature of work, working conditions, training and education, earnings and job outlook for hundreds of different occupations in the United States.

Online Books and Materials

Ideas for Career Practitioners: Celebrating Excellence in Career Practice by Mary McMahon (Editor); Wendy Patton (Editor)
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9781922117397
Publication Date: 2015-03-10
Presenting a smorgasbord of 48 ideas from over 50 experienced career practitioners, researchers and theoreticians from six countries, this book is an essential resource for everyday work in the career guidance field, including counselling, programs, assessment and education. Practical activities, instruments, methodologies, reviews and ideas are presented in an easy-to-read format suitable for a range of client groups including adults, adolescents, primary aged children, rural and remote communities, and indigenous populations.
Putting Theory into Practice: Tools for Research in Informal Settings by Doris Ash (Editor); Jrène Rahm (Editor); Leah M. Melber (Editor)
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9789460919640
Publication Date: 2012-12-09
Informal learning, also called free choice learning or out-of-school time, is a relatively new field that has grown exponentially in the past 15 years. Research on the learning and teaching that takes place in these non-traditional, non-classroom environments, such as museums, gardens, afterschool and community programs, has enjoyed tremendous growth; yet we still need to understand much more, and more deeply, how people actually interact, participate and learn in such settings.

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Family & Society Studies Worldwide This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1970 - present
Family & Society Studies Worldwide™ (FSSW) is a core resource providing the most comprehensive coverage of research, policy, and practice literature in the fields of Family Science, Human Ecology, Human Development, and Social Welfare. FSSW covers popular issues and meets the requirements of professionals in all fields of social work, social science and family practice. Coverage spans from 1970 to the present, indexing publications from a wide range of social science disciplines including anthropology, sociology, psychology, demography, health sciences, education, economics, law, history and social work.
SAGE Journals Online This link opens in a new window
SAGE Publications publishes over 460 journals in Business, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science, Technology and Medicine, and the delivery platform to the full text of individual SAGE journals. In many cases, access back to volume 1 issue 1 is provided; some journals may only have content available back to 1999. MSU Libraries have licensed access to almost all journals on the SAGE platform.

Online Books and Materials

Handbook of Youth Mentoring by David L. DuBois (Editor); Michael Karcher (Editor)
Call Number: HV1431 .H3 2014 Online
ISBN: 9781412980142
Publication Date: 2013-05-15
The Handbook of Youth Mentoring is a state-of-the art compilation of the research, practice and application of best practices in the field of youth mentoring. The First Edition won the award by SRA for the best edited book, and the new edition, aims to increase its focus on practical application and implementation of best practices.
The SAGE Handbook of Mentoring by David A. Clutterbuck; Frances K. Kochan (Editor); Laura Gail Lunsford (Editor); Nora Dominguez (Editor); Julie Haddock-Millar (Editor)
Call Number: BF637.M45 S34 2017 Online
ISBN: 9781412962537
Publication Date: 2017-06-22
The SAGE Handbook of Mentoring provides a scholarly, comprehensive and critical overview of mentoring theory, research and practice across the world. The chapters are organised into four areas: The Landscape of Mentoring, The Practice of Mentoring, The Context of Mentoring, Case Studies of Mentoring Around the Globe.
The Mentor's Guide: facilitating effective learning relationships by Lois J. Zachary
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9781118103302
Publication Date: 2011-09-16
THE MENTOR'S GUIDE Second Edition Thoughtful and rich with advice, The Mentor's Guide explores the critical process of mentoring and presents practical tools for facilitating the experience from beginning to end.
Empowering Children: A Multicultural Humanistic Approach by Christopher J. Kazanjian
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9780367494513
Publication Date: 2020-09-25
This unique text bridges multiculturalism and humanistic psychology, demonstrating how these areas can be effectively integrated to provide a foundation for engaging youth in the global community.

Catalog search: Youth development -- United States
This search is of the library catalog, searching the terms Youth development -- United States, date range from 2012-2019, and limited to electronic resources.

Child & Family Development

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Family & Society Studies Worldwide This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1970 - present
Family & Society Studies Worldwide™ (FSSW) is a core resource providing the most comprehensive coverage of research, policy, and practice literature in the fields of Family Science, Human Ecology, Human Development, and Social Welfare. FSSW covers popular issues and meets the requirements of professionals in all fields of social work, social science and family practice. Coverage spans from 1970 to the present, indexing publications from a wide range of social science disciplines including anthropology, sociology, psychology, demography, health sciences, education, economics, law, history and social work.
Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
1963- (abstracts from 1974-)
Sociological Abstracts provides access to the latest research in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
- Includes citations (and abstracts since 1974) for articles in over 1,500 journals;
- Draws information from an international selection of journals, serials, conference papers, books, and dissertations.

Online Books and Materials

Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science by Celia B. Fisher (Editor); Richard M. Lerner (Editor)
Call Number: HQ767.84 .E52 2005 Online
ISBN: 0761928200
Publication Date: 2004-10-16
This work is the authoritative source that encompasses the entire range of concepts and topics involved in the study of applied developmental science. Its contents and levels have broad appeal across the diverse audiences interested in how the application of knowledge about human development can be used to enhance the lives of individuals, families, and communities.
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Contemporary Early Childhood Education by Donna Couchenour (Editor); J. Kent Chrisman (Editor)
Call Number: LB1139.23 .S245 2016 Online
ISBN: 9781483340357
Publication Date: 2016-09-02
This work presents advanced research, accurate practical applications of research, historical foundations and key facts from the field of contemporary early childhood education. Through approximately 450 entries, this work includes all areas of child development - physical, cognitive, language, social, emotional, aesthetic - as well as comprehensive review of best educational practices with young children, effective preparation for early childhood professionals and policy making practices.
Handbook of Research on Schools, Schooling and Human Development by Judith L. Meece (Editor)
Call Number: LB1507 .H255 2010 Online
ISBN: 9780805859492
Publication Date: 2010-05-27
Children spend more time in school than in any social institution outside the home. And schools probably exert more influence on children's development and life chances than any environment beyond the home and neighborhood. The purpose of this book is to document some important ways schools influence children's development and to describe various models and methods for studying schooling effects.

Sustainable Agriculture Resources and Programs for K-12 Youth
This 29-page (PDF) guide to sustainable agriculture-oriented educational opportunities for schoolchildren features more than 75 programs and curricula nationwide, from “Growing Minds,” a program linking the garden and agriculture in Appalachia, to “French Fries and the Food System,” a year-round curriculum focusing on ways youth can better understand land and local food systems. Updated in 2018. Available only online. Includes direct links, program contact information and ideas for integrating lessons into school programs.
Child Development: Reserch Guide
Human Development & Family Studies
This guide is designed as a jumping-off point for your research in the department of Human Development & Family Studies. It covers key resources, both in print and electronic, but is not comprehensive. Remember that research queries in the area of human development & family studies are often interdisciplinary, so be sure to check for library resources in other areas like art, education, ethnic studies, gender studies, health, history, law, psychology, etc.---depending on your topic of inquiry.

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CAB Abstracts This link opens in a new window
1910-
CAB covers the subject of agriculture in the broadest sense. It includes: agronomy, biotechnology, crop protection, dairy science, economics, environmental degradation and remediation, forestry, genetics, herbicides, irrigation, leisure, recreation and tourism, microbiology, nutrition, parasitology, rural development, veterinary medicine and much more. Journals, monographs, conferences, books, annual reports and other sources from more than one country are scanned regularly for inclusion in the database.
Education Full Text This link opens in a new window
1983-
Provides citations for every article of at least one column in length taken from more than 500 English-language periodicals and yearbooks in the field of education. Covers every age and sector of the educational community from preschool through college. Includes book review citations. MSU Libraries have a related print publication: Education Index located in the Main Library at Z5813 .E23 and covering 1929-1982.
Family & Society Studies Worldwide This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1970 - present
Family & Society Studies Worldwide™ (FSSW) is a core resource providing the most comprehensive coverage of research, policy, and practice literature in the fields of Family Science, Human Ecology, Human Development, and Social Welfare. FSSW covers popular issues and meets the requirements of professionals in all fields of social work, social science and family practice. Coverage spans from 1970 to the present, indexing publications from a wide range of social science disciplines including anthropology, sociology, psychology, demography, health sciences, education, economics, law, history and social work.

Online Books and Materials

Guide: School Gardening in the early 1900s through today
Primary source materials and information about gardening within K-12 schools in the early 20th century through today.

The 4-H Harvest: Sexuality and the State in Rural America by Gabriel N. Rosenberg
Call Number: S533.F66 R67 2016 Online
ISBN: 9780812247534
Publication Date: 2015-10-01
The 4-H Harvest tracks 4-H from its origins in turn-of-the-century agricultural modernization efforts, through its role in the administration of federal programs during the New Deal and World War II, to its status as an instrument of international development in Cold War battlegrounds like Vietnam and Latin America.
Raise: What 4-H teaches seven million kids and how its lessons could change food and farming foreve by Kiera Butler; Rafael Roy (Photographer)
Call Number: S533.F66 B88 2014 Online
ISBN: 9780520275805
Publication Date: 2014-11-03
Raise masterfully combines vivid accounts from a little-known subculture with a broader analysis of agriculture education today, using 4-H as a lens through which to view the changing landscape of farming in America and the rest of the world. Lively, deeply informed, and perceptive in its analysis, Raise provides answers to complex questions about our collective concern over the future of food.

Club Bulletins - Hathitrust
Links are provided to sets of 4-H Club Bulletins in the box ?Links to full text - M-CES" that are available online through HathiTrust.
Library catalog Subject search: 4-H clubs.
Library catalog search on the term '4-H Clubs'

Science Literacy

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Education Full Text This link opens in a new window
1983-
Provides citations for every article of at least one column in length taken from more than 500 English-language periodicals and yearbooks in the field of education. Covers every age and sector of the educational community from preschool through college. Includes book review citations. MSU Libraries have a related print publication: Education Index located in the Main Library at Z5813 .E23 and covering 1929-1982.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Includes the Institute for Scientific Information Citation Indexes - Arts and Humanities, Social Science, and Science. It indexes science, social sciences, and arts and humanities information from nearly 9,300 of the most prestigious, high impact research journals in the world.

Online Books and Materials

Citizen Science: Public participation in environmental research by Janis L. Dickinson (Editor); Rick Bonney (Editor); Richard Louv (Foreword by); John W. Fitzpatrick (Afterword by)
Call Number: GE70 .C543 2012 Online
ISBN: 9780801449116
Publication Date: 2012-04-07
In Citizen Science, experts from a variety of disciplines share their experiences of creating and implementing successful citizen science projects, primarily those that use massive data sets gathered by citizen scientists to better understand the impact of environmental change.
Citizen Science in the Digital Age: Rhetoric, Science, and Public Engagement by James Wynn
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9780817319434
Publication Date: 2017-01-30
A discussion of the benefits and pitfalls of citizen science--scientific undertakings that make use of public participation and crowd-sourced data collection.
Citizen Voices: Performing public participation in science and environment communication by Louise Phillips
Call Number: P95.8 .C53 2012eb Online
ISBN: 9781841507606
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
This book concentrates exclusively on the dialogic turn in the governance of science and the environment. The official aim is to involve citizens in processes of decision-making on scientific and environmental issues, including issues relating to the built environment such as urban planning.
Science Literacy: Concepts, contexts, and consequences by Kenne A. Dibner, Catherine E. Snow, et. al
Call Number: Q183.3.A1 S35648 2016 Online
ISBN: 9780309447560
Publication Date: 2016-11-14
Science Literacy studies the role of science literacy in public support of science. This report synthesizes the available research literature on science literacy, makes recommendations on the need to improve the understanding of science and scientific research in the United States, and considers the relationship between scientific literacy and support for and use of science and research.
The Science of Citizen Science by Katrin Vohland, Anne Land-Zandstra, Luigi Ceccaroni, Rob Lemmens, Josep Perelló, Marisa Ponti, Roeland Samson, Katherin Wagenknecht
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9783030582784
Publication Date: 2021

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