For this research assignment, you must choose and critique a current issue or trend in early childhood education. You must provide an overview of this issue/trend and discuss how it has developed over time. Also, your research must address how education theory has affected the issue/trend. Finally, you must discuss how professional ethics has affected your topic using NAEYC's Code of Ethical Conduct and Statement of Commitment.

For the purposes of these directions, standardized testing will be used as an example of a specific educational issue/trend. You can try these examples on the Search page of this guide. 

First, search the phrase standardized testing

​An initial search will result in a Research Starter. This is a great overview of the topic, and can be a great place to start your research.

Also, notice how search terms are suggested when typing in the large search box. These terms can also be searched to see if different results are populated.

Another search phrase could be "standardized testing issues" "educational theory"

Using quotation marks around words tells the database to search the words together as a phrase.

See below for suggested search terms and phrases to help you locate information about issues & trends in early childhood education:

• educational theory
• applied theory
• professional ethics 
• historical perspective
• current policy