Scholarly Research Journal for Humanity Science & English Language , Online ISSN 2348-3083, SJ IMPACT FACTOR 2016 = 4.44, www.srjis.com UGC Approved Sr. No.48612, DEC-JAN 2018, VOL- 5/25
IDENTIFICATION OF LIFE SKILLS AND IMPACT OF EDUCATION ON LIFE SKILLS Mrs. Poonampreet kaur Assistant Professor, Khalsa College of Education, G.T. Road, Amritsar. Email id :gilldhillon@gm ail.com
In this article named ―Life Skills‖ author has tried to explain concept of life skills and identification of different types of life skills. Life Skills are behaviors used appropriately and responsibly in the management of personal affairs. They are a set of human skills acquired via teaching or direct experience that are used to handle problems and questions commonly encountered in daily human life. The subject varies greatly depending social norms and community expectations. Life skills programs have come to play an important role with regard to health—particularly mental health—in both the developing and developed countries. In general life skills development, there have been reported signs of improvement in problem solving, communication, and coping skills. Keywords: Life Skills, Behaviors, Personal Affairs, Human Skills, Social Norms, Mental Health, Problem Solving, Communication, and Coping Skills. Scholarly Research Journal's is licensed Based on a work at www.srjis.com
INTRODUCTION "Life skills" are defined as psychosocial abilities for adaptive and positive behaviour that enable individuals to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life. They are loosely grouped into three broad categories of skills: cognitive skills for analyzing and using information, personal skills for developing personal agency and managing oneself, and inter-personal skills for communicating and interacting effectively with others. World Health Organisation (WHO) in 1993 defined life skills as, "the abilities for adaptive and positive behaviour that enable individuals to deal effectively with demands and challenges of everyday life.‖ UNICEF defines life skills as, "a behaviour change or behaviour development approach designed to address a balance of three areas: knowledge, attitude and skills." Therefore, life skills are a large group of psycho-social and interpersonal skills, which can help people, to make informed decisions, communicate effectively and develop coping and self management skills that may help an individual to lead a healthy and productive life. The Copyright © 2017, Scholarly Research Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies