National Council on Family Relations

National Council on Family Relations
Abbreviation NCFR
Formation 1938
Founders Paul Sayre
Ernest Burgess
Sidney E. Goldstein[1]
Type Professional organization
Legal status Non-profit
Professional title
 Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE)
Headquarters Minneapolis, Minnesota
Membership (2018[2])
Almost 3,000
Board President
 Anisa M. Zvonkovic[3]
Executive Director
 Diane L. Cushman
Website www.ncfr.org
Formerly called
 National Conference on Family Relations

The National Council on Family Relations (abbreviated NCFR) is an American nonprofit, multidisciplinary learned society dedicated to research on all aspects of the family. Founded in 1938 as the National Conference on Family Relations, it was renamed to its current name in 1948.[1][4] Its current executive director is Diane L. Cushman.[5] It publishes three peer-reviewed journals in association with Wiley-Blackwell: the Journal of Marriage and Family, Family Relations, and the Journal of Family Theory & Review.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 "NCFR History". National Council on Family Relations. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  2. ↑ "The Negative Effects of Separating Families at the U.S.-Mexico Border". National Council on Family Relations (Press release). 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  3. ↑ "2018 NCFR Board of Directors". National Council on Family Relations. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  4. ↑ Cushman, Diane (2014-06-11). "Building identity". National Council on Family Relations. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  5. ↑ "NCFR Staff". National Council on Family Relations. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  6. ↑ "About Us". National Council on Family Relations. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  7. ↑ Shehan, Constance L. (2016-02-29). The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Family Studies, 4 Volume Set. John Wiley & Sons. p. 1507. ISBN 9780470658451.

Further reading

  • Jewson, Ruth (1970). "The National Council on Family Relations– Decade of the Sixties". Journal of Marriage and Family. 32 (4): 610–615.
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