Library Catalog
Use the Library of Congress Subject Headings to locate books in the main stacks, curriculum materials in the Teaching Materials Center (TMC), and government documents in the 3rd floor periodicals area.Suggested headings to use:
- Abused Children
- Bullying—Prevention
- Child Abuse -- Prevention
- Child Abuse—Reporting
- Child Abuse -- Study and Teaching
- Child Molesting
- Child Neglect
- Children and Violence
- Family Violence
- Home and School
- Internet Pornography
- Parent and Child
- School Discipline
- School Violence
- School Social Work
- Teacher-Student Relationships
Some book titles and call numbers to locate them:
- Best-Kept Secret: Sexual Abuse of Children (HQ/ 71/ R87 /1992)
- Child Abduction Prevention Act and the Child Obscenity and Pornography Prevention Act of 2003 Gov Doc Microfiche (Y4.J 89/1:108/10)
- Child Abuse: Opposing Viewpoints (HV 6626.52/ C545/ 1999)
- Child Abuse and Neglect: the School’s Response (HV/ 6626.5/ H67/ 2001)
- Child Protection (HV/ 6626.5/ B744/ 1997)
- Don’t Tell: the Sexual Abuse of Boys (HV/ 6570/ D6713/ 2002)
- For Their Sake: Recognizing, Responding To, and Reporting Child Abuse (HV/ 8079/ C46/ J64/ 1992)
- From Child Sexual Abuse to Adult Sexual Risk (RC/ 569.5/ A28/ F76/ 2004)
- Peer Harassment in School: the Plight of the Vulnerable and Victimized (TMC/ LB/ 3011.5/ P44/ 2001)
- Reading, Writing, and the Hickory Stick: the Appalling Story of Physical and Psychological Abuse in American Schools (LB/ 3012.2/ H96/ 1990)
- Reporting Child Abuse: A Guide to Mandatory Requirements for School Personnel (HV/ 6626.52/ M53/ 1993)
- Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect (HV/ 6626.52/ N38/ 1993)
- When Children Are Abused: An Educator’s Guide To Intervention (TMC/ HV/ 6626.52/ T693/ 2002)
- Zero Tolerance: Resisting the Drive for Punishment in Our Schools (LB/ 3012.2/ Z47/ 2001)
World Wide Web Site (WWW)
- Child Abuse Prevention Network - http://child.cornell.edu/
- Prevent Child Abuse America - http://www.preventchildabuse.org
Indexes and Abstracting Databases
There are a variety of periodical indexing/abstracting databases accessed through the library home page to locate journal articles and curriculum materials online, such as:- Educator’s Reference Desk
- Expanded Academic
- ERIC
- Health Reference Center
- PsycINFO
- PubMed
- Science Direct (full-text access to current five years of key international journal, Child Abuse & Neglect)
- Social Sciences Index
- Sociological Abstracts
- Sport Discus
- Wilson Select Plus
Journal Articles
The following selected bibliography was compiled for teachers and includes a sampling of citations from the previously listed indexing/abstracting databases.
Many are available in full-text through Expanded Academic, Health Reference Center, Science Direct, and Wilson Select Plus databases.
- Ards, Sheila; Harrell Adele, "Reporting of Child Maltreatment: A Secondary Analysis of the National Incidence Surveys," Child Abuse and Neglect 17: 337-344 (1993).
- Bear, Thelma, et al., "Supporting Victims of Child Abuse," Educational Leadership 50: 42-47 (1992-93).
- Berson, I.R. (1999), "Screening Teacher Education Candidates for Sexual Predators," Educational Forum 63: 150-155.
- Berson, M. J. (1999), "Studying Child Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation in Middle School Social Studies," Clearing House 72: 371-376.
- Buzi, R.S., et. al. (2003), "Impact of a History of Sexual Abuse on High-Risk Sexual Behaviors Among Females Attending Alternative Schools," Adolescence 38:595-605.
- Coster, Wendy; Cicchette, Dante, "Research on the Communicative Development of Maltreated Children: Clinical Implications," Topics in Language Disorders 13: 25-38 (1993).
- Craig, Susan E., "The Educational Needs of Children Living With Violence," Phi Delta Kappan 74: 67-68, 70-71 (1992).
- Crenshaw, Wesley B., et al., "When Educators Confront Child Abuse: An Analysis of the Decision to Report," Child Abuse and Neglect 19: 1095-1113 (1995).
- Dake, J.A. (2003), "Evaluation of a Child Abuse Prevention Curriculum for Third-Grade Students: Assessment of Knowledge and Efficacy Expectations," Journal of School Health 73:76-82.
- Dove, M.K. (2003), "Reporting Suspected Child Abuse: an Educator’s Legal. Ethical, and Moral Obligation," Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin 69 (3): 21-26.
- Eckenrode, J., et. al. (1995), "Mobility as a Mediator of the Effects of Child Maltreatment on Academic Performance," Child Development 66: 1130-1142.
- Egu, C.L. and D. J. Weiss (2003), "Role of Race and Severity of Abuse in Teachers" Recognition or Reporting of Child Abuse," Journal of Child and Family Studies 12: 465-475.
- Finkelhor, David; Dziuba-Leatherman, Jennifer, "Victimization Prevention Programs: A National Survey of Children's Exposure and Reactions," Child Abuse and Neglect 19: 129-140 (1995).
- Gustavsson, Nora S., "The School and the Maltreated Child in Foster Care: A Role for the School Social Worker," Social Work in Education 13: 224-235 (1991).
- Kohl, Jeanne, "School-based Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Programs," Journal of Family Violence 8: 137-150 (1993).
- Mahoney, Kevin S., "School Personnel & Mandated Reporting of Child Maltreatment," Journal of Law and Education 24: 227-239 (1995).
- Shakeshaft, Charol; Cohen, Audrey, "Sexual Abuse of Students by School Personnel," Phi Delta Kappan 76: 512-520 (1995).
- Strauss, Susan, "Sexual Harassment at an Early Age," Principal 74: 26-29 (1994).
- Webster, R.E. (2004), "School-Based Responses to Children Who Have Been Sexually Assaulted," Education and Treatment of Children 27: 64-81.
- Yanowitz, K.L., et. al. (2003), "Teachers’ Beliefs About the Effects of Child Abuse," Child Abuse & Neglect 27: 483-8.
Prepared by E. Paterson, SUNY Cortland Memorial Library, August 1996; Revised August 2004