This publication reports the eleventh meeting in a series of regional seminars convened by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) on the subject of fertility and family planning. The main objectives of the meeting were to: (1) identify the characteristics of regional integrated family planning programs; (2) identify…

Many countries today recognize the need to initiate a population education program within the school curriculum at all levels. In developing countries, many changes have been brought about by population increases. Enormous needs have been created for housing, schools, medical care, food, and employment. These needs, however, are not being met…

Presents four reports related to population/development. These include: (1) organizational strategies/problems related to integrated programs; (2) a realistic approach for improving status of women; (3) a World Health Organization viewpoint of women's role in health; and (4) ways to maximize the effectiveness of information, education, and…

This publication has been prepared to acquaint the public with the rationale for introducing population education into the school system and the role it is expected to play in achieving the goals embodied in the national population policy. It describes the efforts of the Philippine government in helping solve the problems of rapid population…

This course was organized as a followup to the seminar on mass media and national family planning programs held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris (France), June 23-28, 1969. Among the topics included in the report are: principles and steps in mass media production and utilization; problems arising from the practice of planning, producing, utilizing,…

This report summarizes the Regional Meeting of Experts on the Role of University Faculties/Colleges of Education in Population Education. The meeting explored ways in which university faculties/colleges of education could serve the needs of member states in the promotion of population education. The report is divided into six parts. Organization…

The primary objectives of this seminar was to provide concrete and diversified field experiences in functional literacy approaches, principles, methods and techniques carried out within the framework of an ongoing population education and family planning program. Included in the report are an introduction, general operational procedures…

With respect to population education, reports concerning professional training, curriculum issues, program development, information dissemination, educational strategies, and youth counseling are included from China, Korea, Indonesia, India, Vietnam, Fiji, and the Solomon Islands. (JJK)