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SHRIMAD RAJCHANDRA INSTITUTE OF
MANAGEMENT AND COMPUTER APPLICATION,

UKA TARSADIA UNIVERSITY
A
RESEARCH PROJECT
ON
LIFE SKILLS AMONG YOUTH OF UKA TARSADIA UNIVERSITY.
UNDER THE GUIDANCE

OF
DR. DIVYA GADARIA
SUBMITTED BY:
GROUP NO. – 06
FYMBA - A
Enrollment No. Member’s Name
202204100710003 Rajvi A. Chauhan
202204100710004 Nikhil D. Amrutiya
202204100710084 Krunal S. Patil
INTRODUCTION
 According to World Health Organization (WHO) Life skills are
defined as “a group of psychosocial competencies and interpersonal
skills that help people make informed decisions, solve problems,
think critically and creatively, communicate effectively, build
healthy relationships, empathize with others, and cope with and
manage their lives in a healthy and productive manner. Life skills
may be directed toward personal actions or actions toward others, as
well as toward actions to change the surrounding environment to
make it conducive to health.”
 UNICEF defines life skills as “a behaviour changes or behaviour
development approach designed to address a balance of three areas:
knowledge, attitude and skills”.
IMPORTANCE OF LIFE SKILLS
 Improve economic outcomes for Youth
 Improve education outcomes for Youth
 Increase employer satisfaction with new hires
 Change personal behavior and social attitudes of
Youth
CLASSIFICATION OF LIFE SKILLS
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research Design Descriptive Research Design

Research Variable Life skills
Population of Study Youth of Uka Tarsadia University
Sample Size 100
Sampling Method Non - Probability ( Convenience Sampling Method)
Data Source Primary Data Collection
Data and information Demographic variable and about the life skills of youth in
required different category viz. Core Skills, Workplace preparedness ,
Employed Youth, Entrepreneur.
LITERATURE REVIEW
Article 1 Moulding the young generation through life skill education: How
far have we come?
Name of author Dr. Madhu Lika
Name of journal Journals Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Science
Issue number Vol. 11, Issue 2
Source www.questjournals.org
Objective • Theories of life skills education
• Life skills methodology
• Life skills education and adolescents
Conclusion Education in our country is achievement oriented rather than child
oriented. It does not address learning and developing those skills, and
become empowered to live effectively in this World. Methods to
improve the psychosocial competence of the individual as health
promotional activities and development oriented approach need to be
included in the syllabus.
LITERATURE REVIEW
Article 2 Efficacy of life skills training on increase of mental health and self
esteem of the students
Name of author Nasser Sobhi-Gharamalekia, Soran Rajabi
Name of journal Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences
Issue number WCPCG-2010
Source www.sciencedirect.com
Objective The aim of this study is to achieve to effects of life skills training on
providing mental health and self esteem of university students.
Conclusion Individuals who have lower mental health and also suffer from anxiety,
depression and stress, often don’t have sufficient information of this
disorders and don’t know how to cope with them. As we know skills such as
problem solving, feelings expression, setting goals, decision making,
planning, identification, registration the negative thought and replacing the
positive ones, mental relation, positive imaging, use of supported systems,
not being avoider, being dominated, and other methods are given to
individuals in life skills instruction. So those who learn methods of copping
with life challenges exposed less on the open to mental disorder.
LITERATURE REVIEW
Article 3 Impact of Life Skills among Adolescents
Name of author Dr Arpita kackar & Dr Hemlata Joshi
Name of journal International journal of research and analytical reviews
Issue number VOLUME 6 I ISSUE 2 I APRIL– JUNE 2019
Source http://ijrar.com/
Objective To promote awareness of the world around them
Conclusion Imparting life skill education to the students, can be helpful as it
specifically addresses the needs of children, helps in motivating
providing practical, cognitive, emotional social and self management
skills for life adjustments. On the whole, life skills education, have
found to be an effective psychosocial intervention strategy for
promoting positive social and mental health of individual which play
an important role in all aspects such as strengthening coping strategies
and developing self confidence and emotional intelligence as well as
enhancing critical thinking, problem solving and decision making
skills.
LITERATURE REVIEW
Article 4 ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION AND THE
DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE LIFE
COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS
Name of author Laura Alvarez Marques
Name of journal ACRN Journal of Entrepreneurship Perspectives
Issue number Vol. 1, Issue 2, p. 55-68, Nov. 2012
Source ACRN Journal of Entrepreneurship Perspectives
Objective Personal development
Business development
Conclusion The most important details in this text are that entrepreneurial
education should be further promoted, especially since early ages. To
achieve this, it is important to develop new public policies and
promote teaching preparation for non-traditional approaches, to train
others in the future and to increase the efficiency and motivation of
learners.
LITERATURE REVIEW
Article 5 A narrative systematic review of life skills education
Name of author Haslinda binti Abdullah,steven eric krauss,nobaya binti ahmed
Name of journal International journal of adolescence and youth
Issue number Volume 24, 2019 - Issue 3
Source https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2018.1479278
objective to do academic activities in such a way that the content and skills that
the learners acquire are spread across different teachers
conclusion This review examined published literature on the effectiveness of life
skills education programs for adolescents in developed and developing
countries. It revealed a number of quantitative studies examining life
skills as an intervention program to effectively deal with adolescent
issues such as self-esteem, decision-making, problem solving, coping
with stress, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, violence, HIV and AIDS.
Qualitative studies on life skills education were limited, and more work
is needed to ensure proper transfer of life skills to attain long term
results.
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SHRIMAD RAJCHANDRA INSTITUTE OF

MANAGEMENT AND COMPUTER APPLICATION,

UNDER THE GUIDANCE

Research Design Descriptive Research Design

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