Childhood and Social Institutions

  • Susan Evans
    King's University College Library
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Articles

  • A comprehensive, multi-disciplinary, full-text database with more than 5,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 4,600 peer-reviewed journals.
  • A systematic and non-evaluative resource of research, policy and practice literature in the fields of family science, human ecology, human development and social welfare.
  • Provides access to current and historical literature related to the growth and development of children through the age of 21.
  • Provides access to over 760 educational publications, including more than 600 titles in full-text, covering the literature on primary, secondary, and higher education as well as on special education, home schooling, and related topics.

Encyclopedias

Statistics and Data

  • King's HV 703.U5S78 1982 - current. Annual.
  • This sub-site of the Canadian Council of Social Development web site provides a wealth of information on factors that influence the health and well-being of Canadian children and youth.
  • An interactive tool about society and the economy in Canada, E-STAT allows you to track trends in vitually every aspect of the lives of Canadians.

Web Sites

  • The Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children is a non-profit, voluntary organization dedicated to the full implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Canada and around the world.
  • The Childwatch International Research Network is a global network of institutions that collaborate in child research for the purpose of promoting child rights and improving children’s well-being around the world.
  • Child Trends is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research center that studies children at all stages of development. Its mission is to improve outcomes for children by providing research, data, and analysis to the people and institutions whose decisions and actions affect children, including program providers, the policy community, researchers and educators, and the media.