With the inauguration of the Marian Wright Edelman Institute for the Study of Children, Youth, and Families in 1997, San Francisco State University brought together its best scholars and students to address the ever changing needs for children, youth and families. Today, the Institute continues to serve as a powerful tool of outreach, advocacy, and research.

The Mission of the Marian Wright Edelman Institute is three-fold:

To support campus and citywide efforts that improve the quality of early childhood education.
To promote collaboration among faculty, to create public outreach, social advocacy, and other partnerships between SFSU and the community
To foster research and scholarly work

For more information:
Marian Wright Edelman Institute for the Study of Children, Youth, and Families
SFSU - College of CHHS
1600 Holloway Avenue – HSS 257
SF, CA 94132-1722
Tel: 415/388-6976 or 415/405-3560
Fax: 415/405-0401

Director: Dr. Charlotte Ferretti, RN, EdD
Associate Director: Dr. Janet Egiziano, EdD

To offer an Interdisciplinary degree program in Child and Adolescent Development

The Bachelor of Arts in Child and Adolescent Development program started accepting students in the fall of 1998. The core program concentrates on children and youth within their family and social environments, with special attention to historical and multicultural perspectives. Concentrations are offered in the areas of:

Young Child and Family
School Age Child and Family
Youth and Family
Research and Public Policy

Courses are taught by faculty from seven SFSU colleges; Behavioral and Social Sciences, Creative Arts, Education, Ethnic Studies, Health and Human Services, Humanities, and Science and Engineering.

To promote collaboration among faculty, and to create public outreach, social advocacy, and other partnerships between SFSU and the community.

The Marian Wright Edelman Institute provides a structure that promotes systematic collaboration between departments and programs in research, collaboration with the community, as well as providing opportunities for academic teamwork. It offers resources for new cross-professional approaches to study and research. In addition, the Institute engages civic leaders, public administrators, policy-makers, and other community representatives in the service of children and families.

To foster research and scholarly work

The University's long, productive history of attracting grants and contracts related to the study of children, youth, and families has included funding from government agencies and private foundations. Through innovative partnerships between the community and the University, and by bringing together different SFSU colleges and departments, the Institute enhances San Francisco State's prospects for continuing, creative research.

For more information:
Marian Wright Edelman Institute for the Study of Children, Youth, and Families
SFSU - College of CHHS
1600 Holloway Avenue - SCI 394
SF, CA 94132-1722
Tel: 415/405-3564
Fax: 415/405-0401

Director: Charlotte Ferretti, RN, Ed.D

Janet Egiziano, Associate Director