Bowling Green State University

College of Education and Human Development

Centers, Institutes, and Labs

Child Development Center - The Child Development Center (CDC) is a licensed and nationally accredited program for young children. It is licensed by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. This is a laboratory school, offering practicum experiences for graduate and undergraduate students as well as research opportunities for faculty and students.

Center for Evaluation Services - The Center for Evaluation Services (CES) is a university based evaluation and assessment center. CES uses an analytic approach to provide evaluation and assessment for various education and human service projects.

Institute for Child and Family Policy - The Bowling Green State University Institute for Child and Family Policy (ICFP) represents the first program in Ohio aimed at providing explicit, non-partisan child and family policy research, analysis, and recommendations to legislators, legislative staff, state agency personnel, local policymakers and education and social service professionals throughout the state. The Institute aims to strengthen connections between research, child and family policy, and best practice models in Ohio.

International Democratic Education Institute - The goal of the International Democratic Education Institute (IDEI) is to bring together BGSU Faculty, community leaders and other educators from the US and abroad to promote democracy through education in such a way that students are provided the skills and knowledge necessary for them to perform their role as informed, responsible, committed and effective members of their respective democratic political systems.

Martha Gesling Weber Reading Center - The Martha Gesling Weber Reading Center is located on the 5th floor of the Education Building at Bowling Green State University. The Center houses various outreach programs, individual literacy assessments, intervention programs, and other literacy activites.

Technology & Resource Center - The Technology & Resource Center (TRC) is a suite of computer labs located on the second floor of the Education Building at Bowling Green State University. The TRC also circulates various types of hardware and education related software.