Society for Research in Child Development.

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 1933 the Committee on Child Development disbanded and passed the torch to the newly organized Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD). The Society is a multidisciplinary, not-for-profit, professional association with an membership of approximately 5,300 researchers, practitioners, and human development professionals from over 50 countries.

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 sponsored 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 its mandate passed to the newly organized Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD). The Society is a multidisciplinary, not-for-profit, professional association with a membership of approximately 5,300 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. Its goals are pursued through a variety of programs with the cooperation and service of its governing council, standing committees, and members. Membership is open to any individual actively engaged in research or teaching in human development or any of the related basic sciences, or otherwise furthering the purposes of the Society including graduate and undergraduate students engaged in at least half-time study in child development or a related field.