Psychology Research Guide: PSYC 211 Assignment
A guide to resources for psychology
Recommended resources
Psychology articles
- PsycARTICLES This link opens in a new window
- ProQuest Psychology Journals This link opens in a new window
Education articles
- ProQuest Education Journals This link opens in a new window
- ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) This link opens in a new window
General resources
- Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Look up your school type here to find background information and basic definitions. - OneSearch This link opens in a new windowIf you're having trouble finding articles in the Psychology and Education databases, try this database -- it searches a bunch of databases at once!
Tips & tricks
- Use our Gale encyclopedias (in the Recommended resources box) to search for your school type to start.
- Use the "Advanced Search" option in our databases so you can search for multiple terms at once
- Try using "comparative analysis" as one search term, along with a developmental theory and school type.
- Example: "comparative analysis" and cognitive development and Montessori
- The more search terms you use, the fewer results you get. Be flexible, try different combinations
Other search terms to try:
- "school type"
- public schooling (or homeschooling, private school, etc.)
- public education (or home education, private education, etc.)
- elementary school (or primary school)
- preschool (or early childhood education)
- high school (or secondary school)
- comparative analysis
- school climate
- adolescent health / adolescent development
- private school and benefits (or another type of school, plus the word benefits or advantages)
- educational benefits
Assignment Instructions
Developmentally Appropriate Methods of Education
- Using theories of social, emotional, and/or cognitive development, argue for the best schooling option:
- Public school
- Private school
- Homeschooling
- Montessori
- Use a minimum of 6 sources, all of which need to be from books and scholarly articles
- Write a paper using APA format, including a cover page.
Check out these books!
Why America's Public Schools Are the Best Place for Your KidsCall Number: E-book; click title for accessCheck out chapter 7 specifically!
Religious Schooling in America: Private Education and Public LifeCall Number: E-book; click title for access
Handbook of Research on Schools, Schooling and Human DevelopmentCall Number: E-book; click title for access
Learning from the Inside-Out: Child Development and School ChoiceCall Number: e-book; click title for accessPublication Date: 2016
Public and Private Education in America: Examining the FactsCall Number: LA 217.2 C62 2021
The Public School Advantage: Why Public Schools Outperform Private SchoolsCall Number: LB 1556.5 L93 2014
The Well-Adjusted Child: The Social Benefits of HomeschoolingCall Number: LC 40 G38 2007
Selected articles
Articles comparing school types
- School types in adolescence and subsequent health and well-being in young adulthood: An outcome-wide analysis.Chen, Y., Hinton, C., & VanderWeele, T. J. (2021). School types in adolescence and subsequent health and well-being in young adulthood: An outcome-wide analysis. PLoS ONE, 16(11), e0258723. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258723
- Are small schools and private schools better for adolescents' emotional adjustment?: A magazine of theory and practice.Watt, T. T. (2003). Are small schools and private schools better for adolescents' emotional adjustment?: A magazine of theory and practice. Sociology of Education, 76(4), 344-367. https://doi.org/10.2307/1519870
- Education and Psychological Distress in Adolescence and Mid-Life: Do Private Schools Make a Difference?Sullivan, A., Parsons, S., Ploubidis, G., Wiggins, R. D., & Green, F. (2021). Education and Psychological Distress in Adolescence and Mid-Life: Do Private Schools Make a Difference? British Educational Research Journal, 47(3), 599–615.
Public schools
- The Elements of Success: 10 Million Speak on Schools That WorkThe Elements of Success: 10 Million Speak on Schools That Work. (2018). Education Digest, 84(1), 9–18.
- Public schools, public goods, and public workAbowitz, K. K., & Stitzlein, S. M. (2018). Public schools, public goods, and public work. Phi Delta Kappan, 100(3), 33–37. https://doi.org/10.1177/0031721718808262
Montessori
- Work 'with' me: Learning prosocial behaviours.Carter, M. A., & Ellis, C. (2016). Work “with” me: Learning prosocial behaviours. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 41(4), 106–114. https://doi.org/10.1177/183693911604100413
- Shunned and Admired: Montessori, Self-Determination, and a Case for Radical School ReformLillard, A. S. (2019). Shunned and admired: Montessori, self-determination, and a case for radical school reform. Educational Psychology Review, 31(4), 939-965. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-019-09483-3
- Acquisition of reading and writing skills – comparative approach between the Montessori method and the traditional educational systemIlovan, R. (2018). Acquisition of reading and writing skills – comparative approach between the montessori method and the traditional educational system. Educatia 21(16), 106. https://doi.org/10.24193/ed21.2018.16.13