Effect of Teaching Life Skills to the Students on Improvement in Overall Schools’ Environment

  • Syed Imran Haider Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad.
  • Prof. Dr. Fateh Muhammad Burfat University of Karachi, Karachi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.53555/er.v2i1.41
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Abstract

Life skills are basic and necessary capacities which enable an individual to participate
successfully in social and personal life. Teaching of these skills has been recognized as a
successful strategy to address a variety of issues related to children. In Pakistan, unfortunately
Life Skills are not an exclusive part of our mainstream curricula of primary and secondary
schools. However, different schools in Karachi have taught a specialized life skills education
curriculum under an initiative of a civil society organization. This paper is an assessment of if,
teaching of Life Skills to the Students effect the Overall Schools’ Environment or not. To assess
the effect of life skills teaching on improvement in school environment, teachers, and students
of the selected schools in Karachi were selected as study subjects. A total of 10 Focused Group
Discussions with students and 05 with teachers were conducted. The results showed that the
school environment improved positively and a significant decrease in cases of bullying was
observed in addition to improved cleanliness and discipline in the school.

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Author Biographies

Syed Imran Haider, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad.

Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology,

Prof. Dr. Fateh Muhammad Burfat, University of Karachi, Karachi

Chairman, Department of Criminology,

Published
2017-01-31
How to Cite
Haider, S. I., & Burfat, P. D. F. M. (2017). Effect of Teaching Life Skills to the Students on Improvement in Overall Schools’ Environment. IJRDO- Journal of Educational Research, 2(1), 57-69. https://doi.org/10.53555/er.v2i1.41
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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2017): IJRDO - Journal Of Educational Research
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