A narrative systematic review of life skills education: effectiveness, research gaps and priorities

Strengthening life skills is a popular approach for prevention and health promotion in schools. It aims to empower students to deal effectively with the demands of everyday life by improving self-regulation, making informed decisions, and building supportive social relationships. By addressing various health-related topics such as friendship, sexuality, violence, or substance use, life skills education has the potential not only to teach students how to act responsively regarding their health and well-being, but also to build a comprehensive understanding of the biological, psychological, and social factors influencing their individual development. However, little is known about whether the contents of life skills programs differ depending on student age, either in terms of the set of skills promoted or the influencing factors on health that are the focus. This systematic review addressed this gap by analyzing evaluated school-based life skills programs regarding age-specific targeted life skills, underlying theoretical frameworks, and effectiveness. The analysis, following the PRISMA guidelines, was based on longitudinal evaluation studies published between 2007 and 2020, which were retrieved from six electronic databases, and referred to eighteen programs. Results showed that programs were mostly implemented in adolescence and that the targeted life skills shifted from a more behavioral-affective focus in childhood to a broader set of life skills targeted in adolescence which emphasized social and sociocultural influencing factors on health. Little evidence was available on the effectiveness of the programs on life skills development. Ultimately, life skills education promotes health-related self-regulation, especially in adolescence. However, further research is needed to clarify how to achieve sustainable effects in the development of life skills, both in childhood and adolescence.

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The effectiveness of life skills education and HIV prevention for secondary schools in South Africa: a systematic review

The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports ◽

10.11124/jbisrir-2012-277 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 10 (Supplement) ◽

pp. 1-10

Author(s):

Jennifer Chipps ◽

Barbara Simpson

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Hiv Prevention ◽

Secondary Schools ◽

Life Skills ◽

Skills Education ◽

Life Skills Education

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LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION FOR SCHOOL DROP OUTS IN TAMAN SARI, DISTRICT BOGOR REGENCY

DISEMINASI: Jurnal Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat ◽

10.33830/diseminasi.v1i2.951.2019 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 46

Author(s):

Stefani Nawati EKORESTI

Keyword(s):

Life Skills ◽

Economic Value ◽

Skills Training ◽

Poor People ◽

Housing Conditions ◽

The Cost ◽

Skills Education ◽

Work Done ◽

Drop Outs ◽

Life Skills Education

Taman Sari Sub-District, Bogor Regency has the potential for fertile soil. But these lands have not been tilled properly. Narrow housing conditions, especially for poor people, do not allow residents to plant crops. Causing the lack of consumption of vegetables; which causes residents become easily sick. In addition, there is also a lot of plastic waste, especially bottled drinking water and other things that come from tourists and fishermen who have not been processed. This condition gave rise to the idea to provide life skills training in making vertical gardens, hydroponic plants and waste management. Besides the need for makeup and haircutting skills also needed especially for orphans fostered by Yasayan Usawatun Hasanah. Community Service Activities (PkM) aims to foster community awareness of the cleanliness of the environment and empower citizens to be more creative and entrepreneurial. Therefore, in addition to the types of activities requested by the residents, UPBJJ-UT Bogor will also teach about identifying the economic value of the work done in the form of determining the cost of goods sold / production. This activity was attended by 50 orphans and it ran smoothly and successfully. Now orphans already have life skills that hope can lift their economy.

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Developing the management models of life skills education in order to deal with climate change and disaster prevention for students in the ethnic minorities boarding high school in the current period - The status and solutions

Tạp chí Nghiên cứu dân tộc ◽

10.25073/0866-773x/129 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Le Thi Nhu Quynh

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Natural Disaster ◽

Ethnic Minorities ◽

Life Skills ◽

Disaster Prevention ◽

Current Period ◽

And Behavior ◽

Attitudes And Behavior ◽

Skills Education ◽

Life Skills Education

Life skills education to deal with the climate change and management of natural disaster prevention for students in ethnic minorities boarding high schools are very necessary nowadays. Based on educational activities of life skills, we establish and develop the awareness, attitudes and behavior for students, help them to find the causes and consequences of climate change and the natural disaster so that they shape attitudes and behavior of themselves in adaptation and mitigation due to climate change and natural disasters, as well as conscious propaganda for everyone to perform, toward a better life, a civilized society, meet overall educational goals during the current period. So that, life skills education for the goals of meeting the needs of disaster prevention for students are concerned. However, we not only say doctrinairely but also pay attention to the results of the life skills education due to meet the needs of disaster prevention, by then we form perceptions, attitudes and behavior for students in schools and in society. So there must be coordination between the forces of education in schools with families and society. Therefore, life skills education for students acquire sustainably. Assay results consulted reviews of managers, teachers showed that life skills educational management measures meeting the needs of disaster prevention for the students are necessary and available, suitable with the practice of ethnic minorities boarding high schools.

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MANAGING LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION ACTIVITIES IN ETHNIC MINORITIES BOARDING JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO COPE WITH CLIMATE CHANGE AND DISASTER PREVENTION IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS TODAY

Tạp chí Nghiên cứu dân tộc ◽

10.25073/0866-773x/192 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Pham Van Truong ◽

Ngo Quang Son

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Ethnic Minorities ◽

Life Skills ◽

Disaster Prevention ◽

Junior Secondary Schools ◽

Junior Secondary ◽

And Behavior ◽

Attitudes And Behavior ◽

Skills Education ◽

Life Skills Education

Life skills education meet the needs of disaster prevention and management of life skills education meet the needs of disaster prevention for pupils in ethnic minorities boarding junior secondary schools to establish and develop the awareness, attitudes and behavior for pupils, help them to find the causes and consequences of climate change and the disaster so that they shape attitudes and behavior of ourselves in adaptation and mitigation due to climate change and natural disasters, as well as conscious propaganda for everyone to perform, toward a better life, a civilized society, meet educational goals overall during the current period. Life skills education meet the needs of disaster prevention for pupils of the schools are concerned, however, is not only to say doctrinaire but must essentially by the results of the life skills education meet the needs of disaster prevention is formed perceptions, attitudes and behavior of pupils in schools and in society so there must be coordination between the forces of education in schools with families and society. Like that, life skills education for pupils acquire a sustainable. Assay results consult reviews of managers, teachers showed that life skills educational management measures meet the needs of disaster prevention for the pupils proposed are necessary and available high performance, consistent with the practice of ethnic minorities boarding junior secondary schools.

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Implementasi Pendidikan Kecakapan Hidup Dalam Pembelajaran PAI Di SMP Diponegoro Moropelang Babat Lamongan

AKADEMIKA ◽

10.30736/akademika.v10i2.22 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 248-263

Author(s):

Vivi Nor Vaiqoh

Keyword(s):

Environmental Conditions ◽

Life Skills ◽

Inhibiting Factors ◽

Qualitative Descriptive ◽

Descriptive Approach ◽

Skills Education ◽

Life Skills Education

Education is basically an attempt to develop the potential of students and the demands of environmental conditions to have life skills. So that researchers interested in lifting the title "Implementation of Life Skills Education in Learning PAI At SMP Diponegoro. The formulation of the problem and the goal that researchers take is to answer questions and to find out how the implementation of life skills education in learning PAI, how the factors supporting and life skills and how to overcome the inhibiting factors of life skills in learning PAI in SMP Diponegoro Moropelang Babat Lamongan. To find out the problems and get the data clearly, here the researchers used a qualitative descriptive approach. The technique of collecting data and information is done through observation of events and circumstances relating to the implementation of life skills education in learning PAI, Interview principals, teachers PAI, teacher coaches life skills and learners and documentary archive of documentation that an official of the SMP Diponegoro Moropelang Babat Lamongan.

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