Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)

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Locations: SRCD (Executive Office)
2950 S. State Street, Suite 401
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
United States
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Phone:: (734) 926-0600
Fax:: (734) 926-0601
Contact:: Email contact form
Website:: http://www.srcd.org/

The field of child development received formal recognition in 1922-23 through the appointment of a subcommittee on Child Development of the National Research Council. In 1925, under the direction of Robert S. Woodworth, an eminent experimental psychologist, this group became the Committee in Child Development with offices and staff in the National Academy of Sciences. The purpose of the committee was to integrate research activities and to stimulate research in child development. The committee awarded fellowships, initiated conferences, and began publications. In 1927, 425 scientists were listed in the Directory of Research in Child Development and that same year the first volume of Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography was published. In 1933 the Committee on Child Development disbanded and passed the torch to the newly organized Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD).

SRCD Today:
The Society is a multidisciplinary, not-for-profit, professional association with a membership of approximately 5,500 researchers, practitioners, and human development professionals from over 50 countries.

The purposes of the Society are to promote multidisciplinary research in the field of human development, to foster the exchange of information among scientists and other professionals of various disciplines, and to encourage applications of research findings.

Their goals are pursued through a variety of programs with the cooperation and service of their governing council, standing committees, and members.

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