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Life skills in contemporary education system : exploring dimensions / edited by Pooja Gupta.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Education in a Competitive and Globalizing World Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education--Aims and objectives.
- Education.
- Life skills--Study and teaching.
- Life skills.
- Employability.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (164 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2023]
- Summary:
- "This book, 'Life Skills in Contemporary Education System: Exploring Dimensions' is an attempt to bring together academicians, researchers, and trainers to contribute their research studies in this direction. This book analytically journals a diverse collection of experiential learnings and reflects upon the conceptualization of life skills in education settings, thereby highlighting the importance of teaching and inclusion of life skill courses in the mainstream curriculum, in the global context"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1
- Life Skills for the Self-Growth of Students
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Aim
- Objectives of the Chapter
- Methodology
- Literature Review
- Discussion
- Academic Skills
- Brainstorming
- Role Play
- Group Discussion
- Just a Minute
- Career-Oriented Skills
- Communication Skills
- Team Work
- Problem-Solving Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Time Management
- Conflict Management
- Emotional Intelligence
- Etiquette
- Interpersonal Skills
- Stress Management Skills
- Significance of Life Skills Education
- Developing Life Skills amongst Students
- Results
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 2
- Exploring Students' Perspectives on the Implementation of Life-Skill-Based Education
- Life-Skill-Based Education
- Skill Development Initiatives in India
- Implementation of India's Skill Development Initiatives
- New Education Policy and Life-Skill-Based Education
- Higher Education and Life-Skill-Based Education
- Students' Perception of Life-Skill-Based Education under NEP
- Objectives of the Study
- Descriptive Statistics
- Students' Perception of Influence of NEP on Life Skills
- Chapter 3
- The Significance of Imparting Life Skills Education
- Life Skills: An Introduction
- Life Skills: An Essential Resource for a Productive Community
- The Educational System: An Efficacious Tool for Promoting Life Skills
- Challenges
- Common Questions
- Review of Related Literature
- Imparting Life Skills in the Classroom
- Future Implications
- Chapter 4
- The Identification of Essential Life Skills for Outcome-Based Education
- What, Why, and How of Life Skills Education.
- Life Skills Education, the Need of Today's Education: A WHO Perspective
- Developing "Psychosocial Competence" through Life Skills Education
- A Proposal on How We Can Design and Develop "Life Skills Programs in Higher Education Institutions That Are Enriching and Valuable": (Since 1994, the WHO Has Been Working to Create a Better Educational Platform for Students in the Modern World)
- Chapter 5
- An Assessment of Cross-Cultural Communication and Collaborative Active Learning to Attain Employability Skills
- Status of Employability in the Present Scenario
- Significance of Cross-Culture Competency in Employability
- Significance of Collaborative Active Learning in Employability
- Hypotheses
- Theoretical Framework
- Method
- Chapter 6
- Understanding the What, Why, and How of Life Skills Education for Professionals
- Why Are Life Skills Important for Engineering Graduates?
- Which Life Skills Are Prerequisites for Engineers?
- Prioritizing Tasks
- Building Resilience
- Communication and Collaboration
- Critical Thinking, Decision Making, and Problem-Solving
- Chapter 7
- Proactive Thinking: A Sizzling Skill at a Workplace
- The Concept of Proactivity
- Proactive Mindset Characteristics
- Methodology and Data Analysis
- The Dimensions of Proactive Behaviour at Workplace
- Important Elements That Influence Proactivity
- Personality
- Extrinsic Motivation
- Job Satisfaction
- Proactive Thinking as a Higher-Order Thinking Skill (HOTS)
- Chapter 8
- The Co-Relation of Social Skills and Psychological Well-Being
- Introduction.
- What Is Social-Skills-Based Education?
- How We Can Help Young Students Improve Their Social Skills
- Psychological Well-Being
- Justification of the Study
- Hypothesis
- Research Methodology
- Sample of the Study
- Variable of the Study
- Tools to Be Used
- Statistical Techniques
- Results and Discussion
- Chapter 9
- Discourse Management to Enhance Interpersonal Communication in Cross-Cultural Context
- Sample Selection, Technique, and Method of Research
- The Research Problem
- The Aim of the Study
- Research Questions
- Limitations of the Study
- Data Collection
- Main Study: Pre-Test, Implementation of Discourse Technique, and Post-Test
- AAC&
- C-IKCVR
- Pre-Test
- Execution of Research Activity: Discourse Technique
- Challenges in Inter-Cultural Communication
- Variations in Individual Behaviours
- Differences in Culture
- Context of Cultures
- Ethical and Legal Differences
- Social Variations
- Non-Verbal Variations
- Effective Communication across Cultures
- Sensitivity of Culture
- Awareness of Culture
- Flexibility of Culture
- Other Techniques
- Discussions
- Post-Test
- Index
- About the Editor
- Blank Page.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 979-88-86979-02-2
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