This planning guide, written for those developing new education programs and those attempting to improve existing educational services, uses a family planning education program to illustrate the planning process in a practical, step-by-step approach. Each of the five chapters - How to Plan and Evaluate Your Program, Client Education, Community Education, Staff Development, and Educational Materials - follows the planning process format, i.e,: (1) defining the problem; (2) setting the objective; (3) selecting a strategy; (4) identifying resources; (5) developing an action plan; and (6) designing the evaluation. A sixth section, the Planning Checklist, provides a brief summary of major program planning concepts. (Author/MCF)