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Early Childhood Education

This guide is a starting point for research and locating resources available to you as UW-Whitewater students in Early Childhood Education. Some resources are subscription-based and you may be prompted to log in using your Net-ID.

Finding Curriculum Guides in ERIC Full-Text

ERIC (EBSCOhost) also includes some curriculum guides. Use the Advanced Search, and limit to SU subject:

ebsco curriculum guides

Scroll down to add the limiters for Guides:

Use the Thesaurus to select precise search terms, or Search for curriculum using content area.
For example:

  • "integrated curriculum"
  • "mathematics curriculum" AND elementary

Examples of other thesaurus terms or search phrases you may find useful are:

  • State Curriculum Guides
  • State Standards
  • Academic Standards
  • National standards
  • National Curriculum
  • Curriculum Development
  • Mathematics Curriculum

Take advantage of the "Narrow Results" features at the left side of the screen. Click Subject to see options:


limiters

Curriculum Guides in the Library

Find curriculum guides shelved in the Curriculum Collection, Textbooks section (2nd floor), and also in the Main Collection (3rd floor). A number of curriculum guides are also available in Wisconsin and Federal Documents. To locate curriculum guides, follow these steps:

  1. Use Research@UWW on the library home page. Be sure to select Books, Media & More (UW Whitewater)
  2. Include curricula in your keywords.
  3. Additional keywords may include subjects, educational levels (e.g. elementary, vocational) or location (e.g. Wisconsin). Connect these using AND.