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  • Title: Pop-ed: an overview.
    Author: Teston RC.
    Journal: Popul Forum; 1982; 8(2):2-6. PubMed ID: 12279385.
    Abstract:
    In the Philippines the Population Education Program (PEP) has been integrated into the curricula and introduced in the classroom of the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. A large majority of public school officials and teachers have been oriented to and are supportive of the program. Necessary materials have been developed, and in the process the program activities have helped reform the Philippine educational system, primarily transforming its teaching methodology to one that encourages critical thinking. The latest innovation in the educational system has also made the students more aware of current events and the contemporary problems facing society. Integration of population education in the entire educational system is deemed to be the key to the permanent solution of the country's population problems. The long range goals of the PEP are to reduce the ideal family size to 3 children, to develop responsible decision making skills among the youth, and to make education more relevant to national needs. Short term goals are to train teachers in population education, to help develop teaching materials for use at all levels, and to assure the permanent inclusion of population concepts in the established curriculum. At the primary level population education teaching materials emphasize the impact of population trends on individuals and families. Focus in the high school level is on general population concepts as well as in the development of skills that will guide the learners, as future parents, to make rational decisions concerning family life. At the tertiary level, the mode of instruction is "free wheeling," meaning that no rigid instruction is given on how to implement population education. Teaching materials usually take the form of mimeographed guides in both English and Filipino. Materials have also been produced for use by the teachers. A survey of 270 elementary school teachers in 1980 revealed that only about half considered educational materials to be adequate for their teaching needs. This dearth in materials is also limiting the full application of the discovery method of teaching. When the PEP unit was created in 1972, its goal was to train 186,000 primary school teachers and 15,600 secondary school teachers by 1978. The initial strategy for realizing this goal was a tiered scheme. By the 3rd year, it was obvious that the training schedule was inadequate for meeting the objective. A new teacher training strategy was developed, and the goal was surpassed. Beginning in 1982 regional offices have been tapped to implement the bulk of PEP activities in their respective locales.
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