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The Beginnings
With the inauguration of the Marian Wright Edelman Institute for the Study of Children, Youth, and Families, San Francisco State University brought together its best scholars and students to address the ever changing needs for children, youth and families. The Institute serves as a powerful tool of outreach, advocacy, and research. It also houses an interdisciplinary bachelor's degree program in Child and Adolescent Development whose graduates are ready to become leaders in their fields - the teachers, service providers, policy developers, and graduate-level researchers who are so urgently needed, and who will be indispensable in the years to come.
The Mission of the Marian Wright Edelman Institute:
- To offer an Interdisciplinary degree program in Child and Adolescent Development
- 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
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
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
Janet Egiziano, Associate Director