Personal and Interpersonal Effects of a Life Skills Programme on Grade 7 Learners

Bender, Gerda; Lombard, Antoinette

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“…Life Skills acquisition can and should go on throughout a person's lifelong learning experiences -in formal, non-formal and informal settings (Roup, 1994;Bender & Lombard, 2004). Life Skills acquisition should thus become an integral part of any training programme and should be endorsed as part of the process of lifelong learning towards self-actualisation.…”

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An Evaluation of the Impact of a Life Skills Programme in the Workplace

Taute

2014

Social Work

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TO THE INDIVIDUALTO THE EMPLOYER empowerment and self-actualisation optimises the performance of the workforce better sense of pride/self/dignity employees are trained beyond their "production roles" ability to plan and think ahead workers will work better with others more life satisfaction better communication greater individual stability less frustration more comfortable with life better problem solving a better home life more creative thinking able to deal with children effectively more commitment to the job command respect from friends and family more job satisfaction improved self-confidence people are more responsiveThe demands of modern life are extremely strenuous. To meet these demands and attain success in life, it is important to possess the necessary knowledge and skills. Research by Taute (1992) proved that the social functioning of people is hampered by too much frustration, too little satisfaction and insufficient contentment with life which can lead to companies having a high sick leave record and staff turnover. It is therefore essential that an employee with ideals, who wishes to deliver service of a high standard, should be willing to remain a student. Continuous study enables the employee to achieve constant professional development, to utilise his/her potential to the full and to take the best advantage of the opportunities available to him/her.While the importance of formal training can never be emphasised enough, it is nevertheless equally important to note that there are other aspects of the total functioning of a person which are not necessarily addressed by formal training -the growth of interpersonal skills and the pursuit of a healthy lifestyle. "Developing your interpersonal skills is not only beneficial in helping you satisfy the demands of the employer. It can also greatly reduce work stress, increase your productivity and ultimately enhance your reputation, perhaps your position within the firm" (Messmer, 2001:28).By being exposed to a Life Skills programme, an employee has the opportunity to invest in him/herself, learn to handle frustration, enhance satisfaction regardless of circumstances, and experience increased contentment with life. If one takes the opportunity to enrich oneself through a Life Skills programme, productivity may increase, and others such as family, colleagues and employers may also benefit from the programme. Training in Life Skills enables employees to utilise their newly acquired knowledge and skills to make responsible choices and to enhance their well-being and social functioning throughout their lives. This means that training and development are central to Life Skills.Nelson-Jones (1993:10) stated that Life Skills entail a range of attitudes, knowledge and skills that enable people to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life. Carrell, Elbert and Hatfield (1995:399) asserted that employee education is used to describe basic skills training programmes, whereas general training programmes focus on training in which employees gain...

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An Evaluation of the Impact of a Life Skills Programme in the Workplace

Taute

2014

Social Work

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“…Research has informed various intervention programs to enhance youth life skills according to the context where they are applied. Due to life skills nature vary according to the culture and the environment (UNICEF, 2003), each program differs in its goals and approaches (Bender, 2002).…”

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A Suggested Program for Developing First Year University Students’ Agency

Souefi¹

2023

9th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd'23)

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Students joining universities sometimes lack the agency to lead their lives and succeed in higher education. In the educational context, agency refers to the more empowered positioning of students to be active agents in their own learning lives. Enhancing life skills/competencies can facilitate students’ agency when they instill positive set beliefs and personal competencies, creating agentic capacity. Action Learning is one of the methods used to enhance life skills/competencies by engaging students in real life problems, taking action, and continuously reflecting on their actions. This paper presents a suggested program for building firs-year university students’ agency through a balanced approach of Competency-based Learning, Action Learning, and Reflective Learning.

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“…Studies have argued that career guidance services ought to be the requisite and conveyed to all stages of education to assist "students create genuine career selections effectively carried out in initial phases of life and as a rational approach aimed at decreasing the level of youth unemployment" (Ajufo 2013:316;Amadi, 2012:109). Studies have extensively discussed the phenomenon of youths' participation through early intervention schemes and career choices (Bender and Lombard, 2004;Sheppard and Cloete, 2009;Bayhan and Sipal, 2011;Strydom, 2012); and youths' attitudes towards programmes (Chikadzi and Pretorius, 2011;Olaniyan and Lawanson, 2010).…”

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“…This would require engaging them at the tender level to occupational survey assessment with collaboration of the community schools to clarify their aspiration and the establishment of entrepreneurship education with business philosophy framework (Fatoki and Chindoga, 2011: 169) of "school-based community partnership grounded on commercial orientation" as practical training (Bender and Lombard, 2004). Looking at policies and approaches for youth's participation in local economic development for empowerment of young people, there has been little significant impact geared towards professional survey assessments to ascertain youths' interests on matched abilities and skills.…”

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An Insightful Assessment on Impact of Local Economic Development Programmes in South Africa and Nigeria: Linking Socio-Cooperative Connections and Youths’ Participation

Nwachukwu

Kang’ethe

2014

MJSS

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The study assembled insights comparison between two different Local municipalities in South Africa and Nigeria pertaining to youths' participation linked to some socio-economic status within the context of the Local Economic Development Programmes. The study made use of (n-160) youthful participants who participated in various LED programs out of a total number of (n-205) youths whom were multi-staged sampled. Data were analysed using multivariate inferential statistics and Pearson chi-square Test for independence correlations between variables (Lowry, 2002) and employed descriptive procedures recommended by Creswell (2007). This study revealed acute institutional challenges, indifference and supportive legal framework system and a significant effect with maturity level due to pedagogic attainment viable among certain age group range. It recommends the need for cooperative linkages of youths to substantive opportunities and increased informational knowledge of programmes using career survey assessment to ascertain matching skills capabilities within the youth's interest and their self-regulatory and self-efficacy.

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Personal and Interpersonal Effects of a Life Skills Programme on Grade 7 Learners

Cited by 5 publications

References 11 publications

An Evaluation of the Impact of a Life Skills Programme in the Workplace

An Evaluation of the Impact of a Life Skills Programme in the Workplace

A Suggested Program for Developing First Year University Students’ Agency

An Insightful Assessment on Impact of Local Economic Development Programmes in South Africa and Nigeria: Linking Socio-Cooperative Connections and Youths’ Participation

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