Center for Research in Human Development and Education

Mission and Vision

The Temple University Center for Research in Human Development and Education (CRHDE) in the College of Education was established in 1986. CRHDE is a broad-based, interdisciplinary research and development and technical assistance center devoted to studying complex issues in human development and education. The Center is particularly interested in studying and serving children, youth, and families who are challenged by the circumstances of economic and educational disadvantage.

The overall mission of the Center is to conduct programmatic basic and applied research and provide technical assistance aimed at enhancing the functioning of students, parents, and educational institutions. The work of the Center spans the educational continuum from pre-k and beyond and includes in-school and out-of-school programming focusing on the provision and consumption of learning activities.

The Center addresses both direct and indirect consequences of learning and achievement, evaluates existing policies, and suggests new ones. CRHDE was designed with the basic assumption that the educational and developmental challenges facing children and parents are rooted in the complex array of economic, cultural, social, and political forces that help shape families’ living circumstances. Addressing these problems requires complex, multilayered research, development, and technical assistance grounded in the best science. The programs of work pursued by the Center also reflect an understanding of the new and changing forces that influence how students, families, schools, and communities function. The Center is interdisciplinary by design, drawing on the expertise of social scientists in education, psychology, sociology, and economics.

Dr. C. Kent McGuire, Dean of the College of Education, is the Center's director.

Current Projects, Programs, and Partnerships

A sample of current projects and programs operating through or in collaboration with the Center include:

• Adult Education and Development Program
• Center on Innovation and Improvement
• Center for Teaching Excellence
• Science in the City
• Temple University Science and Mathematics Assessement and Research for Teachers (TU-SMART)
• Transition to Teaching
• Urban Education Collaborative

Past Projects and Programs

A sample of the Center's past projects and programs include:

• Community For Learning (CFL)
• Gillespie Beacon Center [email]
• Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory
  for Student Success (LSS) including the Consortium for Parent Information and Education (CPIE)
• Mid-Atlantic Regional Technology in Education Consortium (MAR*TEC)
• Programs for the Prevention of School Violence [email]
• Young Scholars Program

Contact Information

Center for Research in Human Development and Education
College of Education, Temple University
9th Floor, Ritter Hall Annex
1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue (004-02)
Philadelphia, PA 19122
phone: (215) 204-3000
email: crhde@temple.edu