The Zero Population Growth Population Education Program: A Formal Evaluation of the 1975-1976 Project and Current Progress.

Overview & Synopsis

This publication is the final report of the federally-funded population education project of Zero Population Growth (ZPG). In this report, population education is defined and discussed, the development and performance of the project is described, evaluation measures are presented and analyzed, and the continuation of the project after the federal grants expired is mentioned. This project involved conducting population education workshops during 1975 and 1976 in five states: Delaware, Florida, Ohio, New Jersey, and Maryland. The goal was the incorporation of population studies into school systems in these states. Participants were science and social studies teachers, administrators, and professors of education. Data were collected from participants to determine to what extent they reacted to the workshops and incorporated population education into their schools. A telephone survey was conducted to validate the initial questionnaires. Data support the hypothesis that the participants would use their professional roles to institutionalize and expand population education. Data from the questionnaires were used to improve ZPG teachers' materials. Some samples of these materials, along with the workshop agenda, hhe questionnaire, and the telephone survey are included in the appendices. (MR)