These proceedings contain the abstracts of papers of EDUSREF 2018, which was held in Ankara, Turkey on 6-7 April 2018. Establishing in 2018 as a scientific initiative; Education, Society & Reform Research (EDUSREF-2018) is an International Conference that aims to bridge the knowledge gap, promote social research esteem, and produce democratic…

This paper describes a series of Urban Life-Population Education workshops held for city school teachers in Baltimore, Maryland. The workshops introduced teachers to basic demographic concepts and statistical techniques, provided the teachers with a knowledge base as a prerequisite for meaningful discussions of population issues, related problems…

Educational institutions in major urban areas often require student residency data more precise than that provided by census, general survey, or enrollment statistics. By using zip code information furnished with student addresses, these data can be made easily accessible through computer retrieval. Miami-Dade Junior College (Florida) has found…

An overview is provided of "Rural AGE: Accessing Gerontological Education," a 3-year curriculum and faculty development project in Kansas aimed at transferring gerontological expertise and educational capacities from state universities to a consortium of seven rural community colleges. Introductory sections explain the purpose, background, and…

EXISTING JUNIOR COLLEGE PROGRAMS IN UTAH WERE SURVEYED TO ASSESS PRESENT AND FUTURE CURRICULAR NEEDS AND TO RECOMMEND GUIDELINES FOR A CURRICULAR PROGRAM FOR THE EXISTING AND PROJECTED JUNIOR COLLEGES IN UTAH. METHODS EMPLOYED IN GAINING BACKGROUND AND IN COLLECTING DATA WERE REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, INTERVIEWS, CAMPUS VISITS, AND STUDY OF…

It is the endeavor of this paper to provide a broad perspective of the field of population education at the school level with the hope of encouraging teachers to use population-related materials and concepts in their teaching. Some implications of the population situation, the importance of population studies, and problems in introducing…

Discusses the objectives of population education in Arab countries, real and perceived barriers to its implementation, the decision to infuse population education into the curriculum rather than create separate courses, and the current status and ongoing fragility of population education projects. (DMM)

This publication contains reprints of five documents that were either published in foreign journals or released in limited numbers by author or publisher. The papers are all concerned with population education, but deal more specifically with the role of population and the schools. Among the topics discussed are population education and the school…

The goals of the workshop were (1) to provide an overview of the population problem in the world today as it affects the survival and quality of life of people throughout the world; (2) to explore the meaning of population education within the context of the Catholic educational community; (3) to provide methodologies for the development and…

Assesses population education activities in 10 Pacific Island countries in terms of the awareness of and commitment to such programs; the development of curricula and instructional materials for formal education and nonformal education; training activities for policymakers, curriculum committees, teachers, and others; evaluative research; and new…

This research summary presents discussions from two regional workshops held in Indonesia and Pakistan in 1989 and 1991, respectively. The focus of the workshops was to formulate prototype instructional materials of population education core messages for primary education, literacy and continuing education programs in the Asia Pacific Programme of…

Conference papers are clustered into three major categories: background--the past and future; current issues in rural and small school education; and individual and group roles in rural and small school education. Papers in the first category provide an overview of the basic changes in rural education, project a picture of rural education in the…

Population education has assumed enormous importance in the national and international arena, since population changes influence the quality of life of individuals, families, the nation and the world as a whole. Population education has, however, special significance to India since young persons below the age of 15 are reported to form about 42%…

Curriculum is a program of learning provided to educate the individual to live in society. In this guide, definitions of terms are offered and the philosophical foundations examined. Attention is directed to psychological foundations (learning, developmental tasks, human needs, characteristics of exceptional students); and to subject field as…

The special problems for adult education presented by population planning programs are examined with particular attention to the relationship between adult education and school education in this field, with special reference to programs in Turkey. (DB)