This manual is the result of a regional training workshop on the cost-effectiveness of different training strategies in population education by Unesco in Kathmandu, Nepal, June 1-8, 1987. The purpose of the manual is to enable project staff to initiate studies to determine cost-effective training strategies in population growth control education. Topics include: (1) training strategies; (2) cost effectiveness; (3) program design and instrumentation; (4) data analysis; (5) managerial considerations; (6) research proposal preparation; and (7) sample research proposal and prototype instruments. Included is a proposed line-item budget for one year of research. (ML)