Use this LibGuide to get started with your research for your Tackling a Wicked Problem course on the topic of the high cost of raising children.
- first page: suggestions for where you might find several different types of sources for your research topic.
- second page: tips for getting the most out of keyword searching and searching the Internet.
- last page: information on how to evaluate the sources you find and where to get help when you are ready to cite them.
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Books
Find Books
Browse books and ebooks on topics in the cost of raising children.
Browse books and ebooks on general topics in child rearing in the United States.
For more accurate search results, use keywords related to your specific topic when searching the library catalog, library databases, or the Internet.
- Ebook Academic Collection This link opens in a new window
Over 200,000 ebooks from academic, scholarly publishers in most subject areas. Ebooks can be viewed in your browser by unlimited library patrons.
Browse the shelves
Many books on parenting and raising children have call numbers starting with HQ, located on the Lower Level. Some of the categories are listed below. Please ask at the Information Desk or the Reference Desk on the main level if you need help finding anything.
- Parenthood: HQ 755-759
- Child development: HQ 767-792
- Child rearing: HQ 768-792
- Children with disabilities: HQ 773.6-773.8
- Child care, including government policy: HQ 778.5
- Adolescents and teenagers: HQ 793-799
- Protection, assistance and relief of families and children: HV 697-1420
- Children's health and nutrition: RJ 101-235
- Preschool education: LB 1140
- K-12 education: LB 1141-1696
- Higher education: LB 2300-2430
- Economic aspects of education: LC 65-67.68
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Articles
Find Journal Articles
- Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
The library's primary scholarly database. Contains over 18,400 journals, over 16,300 of which are peer-reviewed, and over 8,900 are full text.
- CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Contains hundreds of expert reports on current events, society, and world affairs. - JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Full text access to about 800 core journals spanning most subject areas. Specializes in recent, but not newest issues. For the latest issues, see Project MUSE. - Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Google's academic search engine that connects you to our library subscriptions. - Project MUSE (Basic Collection) This link opens in a new window
Full text articles from journals in the humanities, arts, and social sciences.
All journals are available up to the most recent issue. For earlier data ranges, see JSTOR Arts & Sciences. Available to alumni. - ERIC This link opens in a new window
Educational Resources Information Center: Free government repository made searchable through EBSCOhost. Contains 1,240+ journals abstracted plus 1.3 million documents and records all pertaining to education.
- SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Sociology database with full text for 860 journals in addition to over 800 books and thousands of conference papers.
Statistics
Find Statistics
- Statista This link opens in a new window
Statista provides access to data from market and opinion research institutions, as well as from business organizations and government institutions.
- Expenditures on Children By Families Reports -- USDA
Compiled by the United States Department of Agriculture, Expenditures on Children by Families reports provide estimates of the cost of raising children from birth through age 17 for major budgetary components. - Consumer Expenditure Surveys -- US Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Consumer Expenditure Surveys (CE) program provides data on expenditures, income, and demographic characteristics of consumers in the United States. - America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-BeingA yearly compendium of indicators about America's children produced by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics.
- Data and Policy Tools -- Nationl Center for Chidren in Poverty
Statistics and tools gathered and developed by the NCCP, including demographics and calculators. - Data & Statistics -- US Department of Education
Federal government research on education in the US, including facts, studies, statistics, and data sets. - Bureau of Education Statistics -- NH Department of Education
The Bureau provides support for the identification, collection, management, and analysis of student level and aggregated educational data.
Organizations & Research Centers
Find Organizations that Research Children and Families
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
The United States Department of Agriculture is the federal executive department responsible for developing and executing federal laws related to farming, forestry, rural economic development, and food.
- Administration for Children and Families (ACF)A division of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), promotes the economic and social well-being of families, children, youth, individuals and communities with funding, strategic partnerships, guidance, training and technical assistance.
- National Center for Children in Poverty
Located in Columbia University, the NCCP conducts research and translates evidence into actionable recommendations that advocates and policymakers can use to improve the lives and futures of low-income children and their families.
- United States Department of Education
Created in 1980, the Department of Education's mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.
- Division for Children, Youth & Families -- NH Department of Health and Human Services
The Division for Children, Youth and Families manages protective programs on behalf of New Hampshire's children and youth and their families. - NH Connections -- NH Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
NH Connections, part of the NH Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), is the consumer education website for child care, early learning and afterschool resources & referrals for families, providers and communities. Check out the Resources page for links.
News
Find News Sources
- Newspaper Source This link opens in a new window
Cover-to-cover full text for 35 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. Has selective full text for 375 regional U.S. newspapers. Full text transcripts are also included from CBS Evening News, CNN, Fox News, Face the Nation (CBS), 48 Hours (CBS), 60 Minutes (CBS), All Things Considered (National Public Radio), and others
- New York Times (1980 - present) This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive coverage of The New York Times from 1980 to the present.
Access Library Sources
Can't find the full text?
If you've found a great article or book in a database, our catalog, or cited in another source, but you can't seem to find the full text, try the methods below.
Find the Journal
If you have a citation to an article, choose Journals and type the journal title into the library catalog to find out what years of the journal are available at PSU.
Find it in Google Scholar
If you have the citation to an article, search by the title in Google Scholar. Links to full text from PSU or on the Internet will appear to the right side of the results list.
Get it via InterLibrary Loan (ILL)
If you need a book or article that PSU does not have, you can request it through InterLibrary Loan.
This service is free to all PSU students, faculty, and staff.
- Go to the InterLibrary Loan Page.
- Create Request and choose the material type you want, then fill out the request form.
- Alternatively, If you find the source in the catalog, Request Item through Interlibrary Loan under "Access Options" on the right side.
- Articles are delivered to your InterLibrary loan account in PDF format, usually in 2-5 business days.
- Books are delivered to Lamson and can be picked up at the information desk in 1-2 weeks.
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