Special Report: Echoes of the First International Seminar on the "Guiding Images of National Family Policies"

This article discusses the highlights of the First International Seminar of the International Scientific Commission of the Family, on the campus of the Université Laval in Quebec. The seminar aimed at bringing together a limited number of scientists from various countries and representing various disciplines so that they could appraise family policy. The last day of the seminar was devoted to conclusions drawn from the previous days' discussions and the formulation of research proposals. Several research proposals were suggested and registered.