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Center for Research in Human Development and Education
The Temple University Center for Research in Human Development and Education is an interdisciplinary center for the study of emerging problems and challenges facing children, youth, and families. Its overall goal is to investigate the basic forces that effect human development and schooling. An important focus of the Center’s work is to identify and shape effective responses to these forces through far-reaching changes in institutional policies and practices.
The problems and challenges facing children, youth, and families stem from a variety of cultural, economic, political, and health pressures. Their solutions are by nature complex: They require long-term programs of study that apply knowledge and expertise from many disciplines and professions. To this end, the Center draws together the many resources of the University and a wide range of national, state, and regional programs. The result is interdisciplinary and interdepartmental collaborations that involve investigations of social, economic, educational, and developmental factors and state-of-the-art demonstrations of models for training and for the delivery of relevant services. Research and development projects in these areas reflect a commitment to enhance scientific understanding and to generate a knowledge base for improving the quality of life for children, youth, and families, particularly in urban environments.
Many individuals and groups at Temple are currently engaged in separate lines of research, teaching, and service that fall within the scope of the Center’s mission. The Center’s staff works to facilitate collective efforts that improve the University’s ability to undertake programmatic research and initiate cooperative development projects with community agencies. A dissemination component promotes the effective exchange of information about research findings among those studying solutions to existing problems. Through the Center’s lecture series, seminar series, workshops, etc., various claimants and constituencies are provided with a national forum for discussing the many facets of human development. The Center also provides doctoral candidates with educational opportunities to complement their studies with experience in research, program development, and technical assistance training.
Dr. C. Kent McGuire, Executive Director.
Current Projects Include:
Contact Information
For further information about the center:
Attn: D. Crystal Byndloss
Center for Research in Human Development and Education
College of Education, Temple University
9th Floor, Ritter Hall Annex
1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19122
phone: (215) 204-3000
email: crystal.byndloss@temple.edu