The present study aims to study the Life Skills among Secondary School Students using the Descriptive Survey Method. The sample consists of 405 Secondary Students selected from six Secondary Schools in Idukki District. The technique used for selecting the sample is Stratified Random Sampling giving due representation to Gender and Locale. The…

Life skills are 'shock absorbers' that focus on the total development of an individual and confide to a number of content areas. They are essential for individuals to take positive action to protect themselves, and to make positive social relationships in life. Meanwhile, social media is becoming an essential part of our day to day life and is one…

Life skills education is important for the holistic development of individuals, the progress of the country, and for navigating the complexities of the modern world. This study aimed to examine the status of life skills among secondary students. The sample consisted of 380 secondary students from Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka, India,…

Purpose: Literature suggests that less attention has been paid on teacher's and head of the school's outlook on when to introduce life skills education, which are the most important to be focused and developed first, and their opinion on effort already made to develop life skills among the students. Hence, the present study aims to focus on the…

Objective: Low socioeconomic status young people in low- and middle-income countries use tobacco at higher rates than their wealthier peers. School-based tobacco use prevention interventions that employ a life skills approach are effective at preventing tobacco use. In India, the Salaam Bombay Foundation (SBF) has implemented a multiyear,…