Life Skill Education Among Postgraduate Students

<p>This study aims to explain the awareness level and status related to life skill education among postgraduate students regarding their demography. To carry out the study, 339 postgraduate students, including boys and girls studying in Science, Arts and Commerce streams, were chosen from Western Odisha, India by using purposive sampling techniques and the life skills awareness scale, life skills education scale by Dr. Anjum Ahmad & Saba Parveen (2023) were used. Percentage, ‘t’ test, one way ‘ANOVA' and Post-hoc test was calculated using SPSS. Major findings demonstrated that students continuing PG course had a moderate level of awareness in life skills and status of life skills education. The result also denoted that difference found in the awareness level on life skills among postgraduate students was significant with regard to caste and stream of education whereas significant difference found in the status level life skills education in reference to stream of education. Science stream students performed better in awareness level of life skills and life skills education. Students belonging to general category exhibit better life skills education than ST students. This enquiry has implications for the policy makers, curriculum framer, teacher educators, parents and pupils. This investigation will be useful for the policy makers for incorporating life skills in curriculum at higher education institutions and also beneficial for teacher educators to arrange different types of training programs, seminars and intervention measures for the students at the institutional level.</p>