الفهرس 
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Abstract
The study was carried out on preparatory and sec-ondary school pupils in the six zones of Alexandria. The aim of the study is to analyse the school curriculum at all levels to find out subjects within the scope of family planning and to detect its effect on knowledge and attitude of school pupils. This was through the following intermediate tar gets: 1. Definition of family planning and all factors related to it. 2. Analysis of the ourriculum of primary, preparatory and secondary sohools. 3. study of the knowledge and attitude of Preparatory and Secondary school pupils towards family planning. Tools used in the present study were: Sohool books to analyse the ourriculum at all levels. - An interviewing questionnaire to teaohers to det ermine the time spent in teaohing family planning topics. - An interviewing questionnaire to pupils to test their knowledge and attitude towards family pla nning. The sample was chosen including 550 pupils (males and females), from six preparatory schools and five secondary schools of different zones of Alexandria. Analysis of the data revealed the following res ults: I. Analysis of the ourrioulum: Knowledge concerning family plAnning came under the titles of population dynamios, family description and its function, as well as human bio~ logy and fertility control. Knowledge were presented within subject matters of Geography, national studies, Science (human biology), Religion and arabic language. This was inoluded at fifth year primary education, and all grades of preparatory and seoondary levels. Knowledge concerning family planning constituted a small amount of total educa.tional hours of all subjeots. - The curriculum included details about population dynamics little about family life and very little about human biology. Currioulum showed marked deficiency in important topios as: health effects of large families on family members, health hazards of very early as well as very late pregnanoy, suitable age of marriage, relation between large family and increased population, suitable spacing between pregnanoies and it mentioned the i~ormation about menstrua. tion very late. II. Knowledge of the pupils: Pupils gained from curricular books moderate amount of knowledge, but they gained better knowledge from extraourricular sources. By age, pupils knowledge at secondary level were better than preparatory level. Females showed better level of knowledge compared to males, gained from the curriculum, while know iege gained from extracurricular sources females were better at preparatory level only. It was also found that mother’s education had a good effect on level of extracurricular knowledge of preparatory school pupils. Pupils new moderately about population dynamics, more about family life and much more about human biology. Pupils’ answers showed confusion when asked about religion opinion concerning family planning. III. - Radio and Television were the main souroe of know ledge concerning family planning. Pupils Attitude: - Pupils in general showed a favourable attitude towards family planning. - The great majority of the pupils had favourable attitude towards small family size, on the other hand most of them had relatively less favourable attitude towards health aspects of large families on mothers, thus believed that highly income families can bring large number of children. Secondary school pupils were similar to preparatory school pupils in their attitude. But female’s attitude were better than males among seoondary pupils only. - Pupils who had good knowledge concerning family planning in general and population problem in particular showed more favourable attitude towards family planning. Pupils from smaller families showed favburable attitude towards family planning than those from large families at secondary school level. - Most favourable attitudes towards family planning were presented by pupils of high socio-economio level at preparatory stage compared to low socioeconomic level. The above mentioned results were submitted to careful dis~ussion referring to previous studies, the areas of agreement and disagreement were explained whenever possible and the fOllowing recommendations were formulated: The study undertaken could be. considered as a preleminar.y step to a comprehensive sohool curri culum program, aiming at promoting health knowledge of pupils concerning family planning. - Reformation at policy level: Educational policy makers should reform their strategy for family life education according to the national policy of the government. Subjects to be impregnated for different levels: Planners should set up their general and specifio educational objectives for each educational level, then grade in each level. Time allocated should be assessed according to the importance of each subjeot. Training of teachers and teaching aids: Undergraduate training of teachers is of special importance for the long term effectiveness of a popula tion educat~on program. Later on in-service training should continue for personnel working in the fied. School teaching aidss Schools need booklets, manuals and other audiovisual materials, that can help teachers to explain difficult concepts especially aspects of population dynamics and family planning. Mass Media: School administrators should cooperate with mass media authorities to explain, discuss and repeat what is given in schools. Evaluation: Research studies should continue to evaluate new teaching techniques and materials before they are widely distributed in the schools.