Speakers on population matters often refer to the population explosion with an air of crisis. It is questionable that images of doomsday are defensible for us in our role as educators. The goals of population education are to develop an understanding of the impacts of population characteristics on national development, as well as their impact on…

"Growth and Future of Cities" and "The Nation's Minorities" are units eight and nine, respectively from the fourteen-units series Population Profiles. The former initiates its consideration of our urban future with two divergent points of view on population distribution. Those views are brought into perspective by an historical investigation of…

Presented is one of a series of reports introducing public agencies and other interested parties to the capabilities of policy analysis techniques. This publication focuses upon the role of population estimation and projection in regional analysis. The first section examines population estimation methods used by the U.S. Bureau of the Census and…

Time is running out for social studies revision. If the social studies profession hopes to resurrect credibility with youth, every teacher must consciously move to relate his courses to the value dilemmas of youth and the value-laden issues of our time. (Author/JN)

Explores the recent demographic and settlement trend toward city to rural area migration. Topics discussed include population influx to the Sunbelt, motivations and characterizations of the migrants, forces that encourage people to seek an alternative to urban life, and classroom relevance of the migration. (DB)

Addresses the issue of heavy immigration to the United States from Latin America and Asia in the past two decades. Includes demographic data and an analysis of changing patterns of diversity. Poses challenges for educators related to institutional responses, overcoming stereotypes, and goals of assimilation versus acculturation. (DSK)

The four issues of this volume are each concerned with a specific topic in population studies. Issue number 1 , "Demographic Illiteracy," indicates that U.S. students are not aware of world population growth patterns. The information is taken from the Second International Science Study, 1983. An annotated list of 16 population studies resources is…

Population projections are "what if" computational exercises. Given selected assumptions about future trends in fertility, mortality, and migration, population trends can be projected. Government and business planners need this information, and they also require enough time to put facilities in place to meet future needs. Everyone benefits from a…

This unit, one in a set of elementary teacher-developed materials for geography, is geared to high middle-class income students in a suburban area who have traveled or migrated during their school years. The unit is a programmed instruction module that focuses on basic concepts of demography. Several questions are provided for which students must…

An introduction to population trends in world countries includes statistical information and progresses to case studies to stimulate student interest. (JB)

Examines the geography of population loss in certain regions of the United States based on 1990-95 census data and presents color maps showing county-level patterns of population change. Correlates population changes with social and economic variables, examines common characteristics of losing counties, and profiles major population-losing areas.…

Describes a lesson that connects geography and mathematics in which students develop an understanding of large numbers. Students listen to a story about the number one million, cut and paste faces on tagboard to estimate one million, and use blocks to represent the population of each state in the United States. (CMK)

Presented is background information and activities that deal with human population dynamics. Using Hawaii as an example, the unit explores population trends, demographic concepts, and some societal implications of population growth. Among the related activities provided are a crossword puzzle, graphing exercise, debate topics, and small group…

This publication is designed to introduce the interdisciplinary nature of population information to educators and centers of population education activity, provide classroom activity suggestions, and to review developments in the effort to infuse population issues into U.S. secondary schools. The publication provides a forum for information and…

This bi-monthly newsletter is designed to provide information to teachers, curriculum supervisors, and administrators on the most recent developments in the growing effort to introduce population issues into formal school curricula, primarily at the middle and secondary school levels. This initial issue summarizes the activities of 1971-1972…