Credit for this Assignment is given to Dixie Thomas, Early Childhood Education professor at American River College.

Child Development - Topic Research Paper

Assignment Goal: To do research on one topic of interest in child development. Compare and contrast textbook findings to research from a magazine and a journal article.

Topic Choices:

Directions:

Choose one the topics. Read the section in the textbook that relates to this topic. Next, visit the library and research the same topic in the periodical databases. Find one a professional journal article  and one magazine article on your topic. These articles should be no older than 5 years.

Your paper will have seven sections-

  1. Summary of the textbook section
  2. Summary of the popular magazine article
  3. Summary of the professional journal article (Summaries should include the main idea and quote facts and examples.)
  4. Paragraph telling what information and point of view is the same in all three sources
  5. Paragraph telling what information and point of view is different between all three sources
  6. Conclusion paragraph, include your opinion
  7. Works cited page -  APA format

Be thorough, presenting information in depth, supported by quotes or examples. Present the sections in the order they are listed. Make sure your paper is free from spelling and typing errors.

Format: This paper must be typed in a fort size similar to this one, double spaced, with one inch margins. The body of the paper should be 2-3 pages long, and stapled together. No late papers will be accepted.

APA Citation for journals:

         Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (1997). Title of Article. Title of Periodical. iv, xx-xx.

Example:

         Kernis, M. H., Corness, D. P., Sun, C. R. , & Harlow, T. (1997). The Importance of self-esteem. Journal of Personality, 65 , 1190-1204.