Course Title: Population and Quality Life Education
Course No.: Pop. Ed. 366 (Minor II)
Nature of course: Theory
Level: B.Ed.
Credit hours: 3
Semester: 6th
Teaching hours: 45
1. Course Description
The course is designed to impart students basic understanding of different variables related to quality of life and their impact on quality of life so that it will help them fundamental guideline to pursue advance study and empower to work in population related field as well.
2. General Objectives
On the completion of the course, the student teacher will able to:
- Explain the concept and importance of quality of life.
- Elucidate the dimension of human needs and quality of life.
- Describe and use of different approaches and methods of measuring quality of life.
- Identifying the demographic, economic, social, environmental, political and cultural factors and its impact on quality of life.
- Assist the students in highlighting the government efforts to raise the quality of life.
- Explain the issues relating to quality of life.
- Explain the quality of life of future generation.
3. Specific objectives and Contents
| Specific Objectives | Contents |
| 1. Delineate meaning and definitions of quality of life. 2. Explain the importance of quality of life in different aspects. 3. Delineate the dimension of human needs and quality of life. | Unit I: Introduction to Quality of Life (6) 1.11 Concept of quality of life and standard of living 1.12 of quality of life Meaning and definitions 1.13 Importance of quality of life: education, health, employment, income 1.14 Dimension of human need and quality of life • Bio-physical needs • Psycho-social needs • Individual and felt needs |
| 1. Explain the concept of measurement of quality of life. 2. Discuss various types of measurement of quality of life. 3. Describe the basic needs approach. 4. Explain HDI and its measures 5. Explain PQLI, its measures Explain GEM, and its measures | Unit II: Measurement of Quality of Life (8) 2.8 Concept of measurement of quality of life • Qualitative aspects • Quantitative aspects 2.2 Concept of measurement of quality of life 2.8.1 Basic needs approach 2.8.2 Human development indicators (HDI) 2.8.3 Physical quality of life indicators (PQLI)2.8.4 Gender empowerment measures (GEM): measures and trends |
| 1. Explain the demographic factors in relation to quality of life. 2. Explain the economic factors of quality of life. 3. Explain the social factors of quality of life. 4. Describe the environmental factors of quality of life. 5. Describe political and cultural factors such as political stability, human rights and quality of life. | Unit III: Factors Affecting Quality of life (12) 3.1 Demographic factors: (Population size and growth rate, migration, life expectancy, birth rate and death rate). 3.2 Economic Factors (Per capita income, employment, infrastructure development, technological advancement, skilled and unskilled manpower). 3.3 Social factors (Education, health services and facilities, social security and women empowerment). 3.4 Environmental factors (Natural resources, environmental degradation and pollution, conservation and conservation of resources 3.5 Political and cultural factors (Political stability, human rights, family welfare |
| 1. Describe the recent government plan and policies on food supply. 2. Explain the recent government plan and policies on housing and clothing. 3. Describe the recent government plan and policies on education. 4. Discuss the recent government plan and policies on health service. 5. Discuss the recent government plan and policies on women empowerment. 6. Describe the recent government plan and policies on child protection and social security. | UnitIV: Government Efforts to Raise of Quality of Life in Nepal (8) 4.5 Plan and policies on food supply 4.6 Plan and policies on housing 4.3 Plan and policies on clothing 4.4 Plan and policies on education 4.5 Plan and policies on health 4.6 Plan and policies on Women empowerment 4.7 Plan and policies on child protection 4.8 Plan and policies on social security |
| 1. Explain the concept ageing in relation to quality of life 2. Describe the concept of gender equally and equality in relation with quality of life 3. Describe the issue poverty in relation with quality of life 4. Delineate the issue of drug abuse and its relation with quality of life 5. Identify the concept of globalization in relation to quality of life. 6. Explain the brain drain problem and quality of life | Unit V: Issues of Quality of Life (7) 5.14 Ageing 5.15 Gender difference 5.16 Poverty 5.17 Drug Abuse 5.18 Globalization 5.19 Brain drain/gain |
| 1. Explain the concept of generation gap in relation to quality of life 2. Describe the concept of sustainable development and quality of life 3. Delineate the concept of carrying capacity 4. Describe the current challenges on quality of life of future generation | Unit VI: Quality of Life of FutureGeneration (4) 6.8 Generation gap 6.9 Sustainable development and quality of life 6.10 Carrying capacity 6.11 Current challenges on quality of life in future generation: Child labour, child marriage, girls trafficking and drug abuse |
Note: The figures in the parentheses indicate the approximate periods for the respective units.
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