Final report on teacher training in population education.

Koreas Teacher Training in Population Education in Elementary and Secondary Schools in Islands and Remote Rural Areas Project was implemented between 1983 and 1985. Teachers from these regions are underrepresented in such training programs and training is needed because they are often community leaders knowledgeable about local culture who teach many subjects to students usually not receiving other education. 500 copies of the teachers guide (which dealt with population education needs the concepts and process of population; the nature causes and seriousness of population problems; institutional reform; and population policy) were distributed in 1983 and 1700 of a revised copy in 1984. The guide was for training as well as ongoing reference. 2577 teachers were trained over a 3-year period in 10 seminars in a diversity of locations. Lecturers included college proffessors; researchers; and education ministry population education experts. Teacher origin is broken down by province (total 9 provinces). A questionnaire administered to 600 of the initial seminar participants influenced the content of a Population Education Guidebook for teachers which emphasized rural problems. The book was published in 4 volumes adjusting its content to grade levels. 17000 of the 1st volume (for elementary and 2ndary school) and a total of 34000 of all volumes was distributed. A research report on the interaction of population and education was published in 1986 and distributed to educational institutes and involved personnel. The program is evaluated. The use of teacher feedback was effective. There are not enough guidebooks and publishing of a workbook would be useful. Population education can have tremendous impact on the large school-age population. Teacher education should be strengthened and there should be follow-up research. The appendices contain a summary of the teachers guide; the evaluation and teacher background questionnaires; and a summary of the Guidebook.