Motivation Effort Research Articles

Marketing and Family Planning Program Management

Marketing techniques can make significant contributions to developing and managing family planning programs especially because many of the problems inhibiting program success have marketing components. Some shortcomings of traditional programs include the unpleasant clinic atmosphere limited motivational efforts inconvenient clinic hours lack of method choice and low priority of family planning. The commercial distribution of contraception has great potential for even in remote areas of developing countries there already exists a distribution network. Marketing principals can be used in the advertising and promotion of family planning. Research and evaluation of family planning programs can be better facilitated through the use of standard market research methods. Examples of current projects utilizing marketing procedures include the Indian Niordh project and programs in Panama Ghana Kenya and Jamaica. Since the commerical sector distributes more contraceptives than any other sector at present family planning administrators should take advantage of the even greater opportunities it offers using marketing principals and techniques.

Progress and problems of family planning in the United Arab Republic

The rapid population growth in the United Arab Republic (URA) is bec ause of 1) the large rural population (57%) 2) the agricultural economy 3) high illiteracy 4) high infant and child mortality and 5) the hig h incidence of divorce and polygamy. There are an estimated 2000000 women of fertile age with 2-3 children. The goal of the governmental family planning program is to reach 1000000 women by 1970 reducing the rate from 2.54% in 1968 to 2.1%. IUDs and oral contraceptives are manufactured within the country. Acceptance of both is low in rural areas. Problems associated with the family planning program in the UAR include inaccuracy of statistics interagency staff distribution poor location of new centers bureaucratic demands need for more village centers or mobile units to reach rural areas fixed working hours that are inconvenient for acceptors lack of social workers lack of availability of contraceptives inadequate communication and motivational efforts lack of sufficient full-time personnel welfare advantages given to large families and lack of centralized industries.

Socio-Psychological Adjustment in Collegiate Scholastic Success

AbstractConsiderable attention has been given to the relationship between socio-psychological adjustment In college and scholastic success. However, the results have not been consistent and our knowledge is in an early stage. The present study utilizes peer-ratings of adjustment by student leaders who were familiar with 180 college freshman subjects. The results are consistent with the consensus of earlier studies, which indicate little confidence In either sociability or emotional adjustment as factors In school achievement. The authors suggest that conformity, motivation and organizational effort may be more promising variables.