2. Population education has a relatively
short history. The first attempt to voice the
need for population education was made,
perhaps, by Alva Myrdal in 1941. In her book
Nation and Family, she tried to convince the
USA that a conscious population policy was
essential to realize the social policy.
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3. The March 1962 issue of Teachers College
Record, Columbia University, carried an
article by Warren S Thomson entitled 'The
Population Explosion", and another article
'Population-Gap in the Curriculum' by Philip
M Hauser. Both these articles drew attention
to the need for including population content
in the school curriculum.
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4. The first Director-General of UNESCO, Sir
Julian Huxley, in his Annual Report for 1948,
emphasized that overpopulation could
drastically affect the future civilization and its
rate of advance.
UNESCO (Bangkok Conference, 1970) An
Education program which provides for a study
of the population situation of the family,
community, nation and world with the
purposes of developing it and students’
rational and responsible attitudes and
behavior towards that situation.
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5. The purpose of population education is to help
people understand the impacts of population
change on lives and to develop decision-making
skills. Population education helps to improve the
well-being of their families and communities.
To enable the students to understand that family
size is controlled.
That population limitation can facilitate the
development of a higher quality of life in the
nation. That a small family size can contribute
materially to the quality of living for the
individual family.
6. Population education is included in school
curriculum because of following reasons:
students are aware of the causes and
consequences of population growth on socio-
economic and environmental aspect. It
imparts the knowledge and changes the
attitudes and practice of people
regarding population.
7. Most of the people agree ‘Population Education’ with
education of the population. If we go deep into the
matter, we will find that population education is
education about population matter, i.e., fertility,
mortality, migration etc. It is an educational process
which helps people to understand the nature, the
causes, and consequences of population events.
It is a factual knowledge about population dynamic.
Population education is an educational process, which
helps individual to learn about population and
particularly the effect of population dynamic and the
related problem on the individuals, family,
community, nation and the world.
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8. Its main purpose is to create awareness, to
provide knowledge and to develop positive
attitude for improving population situation to
ensure a better life now and in future.
9.
10. We find that population education is an
exploration of knowledge and attitudes about
population, family living, reproduction
education and basic values. It also gives hints
about the problems created by ever-
increasing population.
11. Approximately total population of Pakistan is
208.57 million .
Pakistan's population is expected to climb to
403 million by 2050, a United Nations (UN)
report released Monday said.18-Jun-2019.
The 2020 World Population Data Sheet
indicates that world population is projected
to increase from 7.8 billion in 2020 to 9.9
billion by 2050. This level represents an
increase of more than 25% from 2020.
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12. Population explosion affects every aspect of
man’s life-individual, national and
international. It affects health, wealth and
happiness of individual and families.
It also affects the prosperity and progress of
nations, international security and peace. In
order to minimize the problems like food
problem, economic problem, younger
generation problem, environmental problem
and educational problem, there is an urgent
need of population education at all levels.
13. Thus the idea of population education is based on the
following assumptions:
(i) Rapid growth of population is a constant threat to our
economic development.
(ii) Over-population affects the health and well being of
the younger generation.
(iii) Population explosion creates an obstacle for raising
the standard of living of the masses.
(iv) Population education is not to be mixed with sex
education or the methods of family planning. Rather it
should be a motivational force for creating the right
attitude to family size.
(v) Population education should be continuous process.
14. . Population education is included in school
curriculum because of following reasons:
students are aware of the causes and
consequences of population growth on socio-
economic and environmental aspect. It
imparts the knowledge and changes the
attitudes and practice of people
regarding population.
15. Subunit approach
a unit that is part of a larger unit
In this approach one two units may be assigned for
Population education .
Instructional period approach
It may be taught in vacant classes when a teacher
is absent .
Integrated approach.
In this approach population education is integrated
with other subjects like science social studies etc.
17. Hierarchical face to face training model
Peer training model
Mobile training model
Self learning training model
Correspondence training model
Linked training model
Educational radio and educational television
training model
19. An ageing population is one where the
proportion of older people is increasing. This
is also known as 'demographic ageing' and
'population ageing'. The size and proportion
of the global population as relates to age
over time.
With meager resources and a poor
understanding of aging; Pakistan faces many
challenges in caring for its elderly population.
20. Urbanization / migration
Implication of urbanization on the quality of
life.
21. Any skill that is useful in your life can be
considered a life skill. Tying your shoe laces,
swimming, driving a car and using a
computer are, for most people, useful life
skills. Broadly speaking, the term ‘life skills’
is usually used for any of the skills needed to
deal well and effectively with the challenges
of life.
Communication and interpersonal skills. ·
Decision-making and problem-solving. ·
Creative thinking and critical thinking
22. Economic factors
Nutritious food
Water availability
Additional means of income
Old age and sickness security
23. Social and physiological factors
Time for relaxation
Children grow emotionally and mentally
24. National factors
Reduce dependence
Influence on the development programs
Participation in economic activities
25. Excessive maternal deaths
Anemic and weak mothers
Unhealthy and unnourished babies
28. Survival is not enough
Self-actualization is the complete realization
of one's potential, and the full development
of one's abilities and appreciation for life.
29. The connection between population growth
and national welfare
Community participation
Private and public institutions
Ministries
