Strategies for the Coherence and Co-Ordination of Formal and Non-Formal Population Education. Report of a Regional Seminar on the Coherence of Formal and Non-Formal Population Education Programmes (Bangalore, India, May 16-23, 1983).

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Change Strategies; Cooperative Planning; Educational Cooperation; Educational Improvement; Educational Needs; Educational Planning; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; National Programs; Needs Assessment; Nonformal Education; Population Education; Regional Cooperation; Social Problems

Afghanistan; Asia; Bangladesh; China; India; Indonesia; Malaysia; Nepal; Pakistan; Philippines; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Vietnam

The report of a seminar involving 13 Asian nations held to develop coordinated population education programs is presented. Following an introduction describing background, objectives, and participation, chapter 1 summarizes the reports on national population education presented by Afghanistan, Bangladesh, the People's Republic of China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. Divided into considerations of formal and non-formal programs, each summary lists specific courses, problems, and future directions. Chapter 2 presents major problem areas as well as existing and proposed intervention strategies for the coherence of formal and non-formal programs identified in the seminar. The chapter is divided into three parts, treating formal, non-formal, and coordinated programs. Chapter 3 summarizes recommendations made to participating nations and UNESCO. A list of participants, texts of major addresses, and the seminar agenda are included in six appendices. (LP)

1984

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