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  • Title: Innovative experiences in population education: a synthesis.
    Author: UNESCO. Regional Office for Education in Asia and the Pacific.
    Journal: Bull Unesco Reg Off Educ Asia Pac; 1982 Jun; (23):217-44. PubMed ID: 12265656.
    Abstract:
    Discussion highlights some of the innovative experiences in population education in the region of Asia and the Pacific. Most of the countries implementing or planning population education programs view their projects as an integral part of their national development plans. Each population education program derives its mandate from the country's population policy, which is an integral part of the total development plan. The population education program is also consistent with and supports the national educational goals. Many countries in the region have taken the position that the content and methodology of their school curricula at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels could be renovated using population education. Population education should be taught with an interdisciplinary approach and integrated with population education with existing disciplines in formal and nonformal education programs. Many educators in the region believe that population education can only be as good as the teachers and key personnel responsible for its implementation. Since population education is a relatively new course, a need exists for massive inservice and preservice training of school officials, particularly teachers. With such large numbers requiring training, many innovative alternative schemes have evolved. There are at least 6 models for training teachers in population education that have evolved in countries in Asia and the Pacific: phased face-to-face training conducted by the Ministry of Education; phased face-to-face training by universities and teaching training colleges; self learning modules; distance teaching; intercountry or state visits; and mobile training. Possibly the weakest link in population education is that of research and evaluation. The main objectives of baseline research are to determine what population content already exists in curricular materials and textbooks; and to better understand the targets of population education. Other types of studies include those related to curriculum and materials, the teaching process, and other evaluative research.
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