1989: Twenty-First Annual National Council on Family Relations Filmstrip/Videotape Competition

Abstract

The 1989 annual National Council on Family Relations Videotape Competitition was hosted by the Human Development and Family Studies Department, College of Human Environmental Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia, Missouri, the week of April 3-7, 1989. The purpose of the annual competition is to evaluate quality and endorse excellence in the production of filmstrips and videotapes with themes relevant to family issues, to promote the effective use of these resources, and to encourage high standards in the development of creative learning opportunities. Entries solicited were placed in one of the following 11 categories: Human Development Across the Life Span; Parenting Issues; Nontraditional Family Systems; Marital and Family Issues and Communication; Sexuality and Sex Role Development; Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Human Reproduction and Family Planning; Stress, Transition, and Crisis Management; Contemporary Social Issues; Special Needs; Abuse and Neglect. The following entry guidelines were imposed by NCFR: Submissions must be first time entries to this competition, carry a release date no earlier than January 1, 1987, and be available for purchase, rental, and/or free on a national basis. Acceptable formats included 35mm sound (or captioned with audiocassette or record) f i I mstri ps and 1/2 videocassettes. Each producer/distributor could only submit one entry per category in each of the entry formats. Ninety-one entries were received (2 filmstrips and 89 videotapes/films). Although producer/distributors selected the category for their entry, competition coordinators reserved the right to modify categories or to change the category of an entry. The Nontraditional Family Systems category was eliminated because no entries were received for it.