PRACTICING LIFE SKILLS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF RURAL AND URBAN SECONDARY SCHOOL

Abstract

The national education policy of India 2020 covers all levels of education from primary to higher education and includes provisions for vocational education and skill development. the life skill education system and it is included as one of the five pillars of the policy, alongside foundational literacy and numeracy, critical thinking and problem solving, physical and mental wellbeing. The NEP states that the life skills education should be integrated into the curriculum at all levels of education and should focus on developing the skills and competencies that students need to lead fulfilling and productive lives. The Purpose of the study was to study and compare condition of practice of life skill in the rural and urban school going children and to study the gender wise differences of practice of life skill in schools to understanding the overall status of students. Methodology: present research study was quantitative in nature. Descriptive research design was use to describe various life skills practice among rural and urban adolescent’s school going children. Universe is one school from Pune city and Haveli block. Total 106 from urban and rural schools. Probability sampling with simple random technique was used. Self structure Questionnaire was used. Researcher 50 statements for 10 life skills was allotted (5 statement per skill) researcher applied ,Cronbach's Alphatest to checked reliability and score shows – 0.853 and Face / content validity check by 5 experts. T test applied for comparision. Significant difference was found in rural and urban student in consideration with self-awareness and empathy. The percentage of high score of life skill was found in urban area in comparison to rural students. Consideration of overall life skills percentage in rural and urban area found more or less equal at moderate /medium level. In majority life skills no significant difference found between male and female students. The half of students says yes they got training but there score is low. It means training should be more practice oriented and experience based. Very few students have high range score.