Getting started

One way to choose a research topic is to look at the table of contents and bibliographies of textbooks relevant to this course. Below is a selection of books in the library:

• About Canada : children and youth
• Children in Canada today
• Children on the move
• Creating a world fit for children : understanding the UN Convention on the rights of the child
• Trafficking of children for sexual exploitation: public international law 1864-1950
• Understanding childhood : an interdisciplinary approach

Try concept mapping to further explore and refine your research topic. (topics explored in this class)

Once you have identified your research topic, disciplinary encyclopedias and dictionaries can give you definitions and background information that can help you define the scope of your research paper. Below are selected titles in our library:

• Key concepts in childhood studies
• The child : an encyclopedic companion
• A children's rights glossary : based on the Convention on the Rights of the Child
• The encyclopedia of child abuse
• Encyclopedia of children, adolescents, and the media 
• Encyclopedia of children and childhood : in history and society
• The Greenwood encyclopedia of children's issues worldwide

To find more: go to the Summon search box and type in the relevant keywords (ex. child and youth advocacy) and use the "books" filter on the left of the screen.