LibGuides: Child and Youth Care: Articles

Peer Review: What is it?

Peer review is the process of having an academic paper reviewed by experts to ensure that it meets the standards for the given discipline. Peer reviewed articles are also called scholarly or refereed articles.

Selected Online Journals

CASW Bulletin
The library does not subscribe to this publication, but students have access to it using a password obtained in class.

Here are a few selected online journals related to your program.

Print Journals in the Library

Canadian Public Policy
Critical Social Policy
CYC Chronicle - Ontario Association of Child and Youth Counsellors
Families in Society
Journal - Children's Aid

Unique eResources

Canadian Documents Collection
Provides access to titles from Canadian public policy institutes, government agencies and university research centres. Includes Canadian Public Policy and Canadian Health Research Collections
Canadian Points of View
Designed to provide students with resources that present multiple sides of a current issue, containing information on key topics of interest to Canadian researchers.
Ipsos News & Polls
Provides 17+ years of market research and public opinion data in the U.S. and Canada. Topics include: advertising and marketing research, media and technology research, and customer relationship management research.
PsycArticles
This database allows you to search by age groups.
Childhood (birth - 12 yrs)
Neonatal (birth - 1 mo)
Infancy (2 - 23 mo)
Preschool Age (2 - 5 yrs)
School Age (6 - 12)
Adolescence (13 - 17 yrs