Identifies two factors contributing toward the low impact of information, education, and communication (IEC) activities on population programs: (1) inadequate collaboration in IEC planning, management, monitoring, and evaluation; and (2) lack of quality in training and in materials development and production. Presents five lessons learned from…

This study is a response to the emerging needs and requirements for population management with respect to regional strategies for population education. Addresses problems of illiteracy, poverty, and other impediments to population-growth management through the further training of those involved in the education process. (MCO)

Produced by the Department of Non-Formal Education of Thailand, this illustrated booklet supports the National Literacy and Quality of Rural Life Year Campaign. Written in poetry form and geared for neoliterates, this booklet cites the pros and cons of both small and large families without encouraging preference for either size family. (JJK)

Discusses eight aspects of the reorganization of population education: (1) need for clear objectives; (2) emerging concerns about content; (3) prioritization of contents; (4) involvement of parents; (5) approaches to teaching; (6) teacher training; (7) evaluation issues; and (8) institutionalization. (MDH)

The use of games and simulations is a method that educators are finding especially useful in presenting information about population concerns. The "Futures Wheels" is a participatory classroom exercise, designed to demonstrate probable consequences of future population increases and is also used to illustrate a wide range of population…

Presents a comprehensive plan for the expansion of China's population education program. Evaluations which demonstrate the success of the program are the foundation for the plans that address new trends and requirements for population management. (MCO)

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)

Suggests a need to change traditional content sources of population education to include population-related concepts in the area of human sexuality. Identifies the following focuses: respecting others, developing self-esteem, postponing the first pregnancy, understanding that it is possible to plan, fostering responsibility for behavior and…

Presents a projection of the plans and requirements for modification of the national population education program in India. Outlines various strategies for attainment of the main objective to institutionalize population education in all national educational processes. (MCO)