Provide a model for managing the implementation of life skills training for elementary students

Subject Areas : Education

ali Jabbari ¹ , Mehdi Shariatmadari ² , yalda delgoshaei ³ , Fereshteh Kordestani ⁴

1 - PhD Student, Department of Educational Management, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Management, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Management, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
4 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Management, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2021-07-23 Accepted : 2021-08-31 Published : 2021-12-22

Keywords: Elementary students, Life skills model, 4H model, three-pronged model,

Abstract :

Introduction: Life skills are abilities that enable a person to cope effectively with the demands and conflicts of life.The present study aims to provide a management model for the implementation of life skills training for elementary students based on the 4H and three-pronged model.
research methodology: The present research was a series of consecutive conversions (qualitative and quantitative) in terms of applied development objectives and in terms of data, and in terms of the type of study and the nature of the research, it was a systematic review in terms of quality and cross-sectional in terms of quantity. The statistical population of the study was all primary teachers working in primary schools in Rafsanjan (1457 people). Targeted and Delphi sampling methods were used to determine the sample size in qualitative dimension and Cochran sampling in quantitative dimension. The number of samples was estimated to be at least 304. The measuring instrument was two researcher-made questionnaires (Life Skills Questionnaire with 91 questions and Tricolor Factors Questionnaire with 27 questions).
Findings: The results of the present study showed that one of the most important components affecting life skills is the textbook of contextual factors that can include 6 components of life skills including: communication, deliverable skills, self-responsibility, work ethic, management, healthy living skills And the most important influential component on the life skills of society is one of the behavioral factors that can predict 5 components of life skills .
Conclusion: Research model with 15 life skills including communication skills, trustworthy skills, self-responsibility, work ethic, management, healthy living skills, critical thinking, approval, creative thinking, self-awareness, determination, problem solving, attention to others, self-esteem and 10 The component is presented from three factors including textbook, television, workshop, family, peers, community, cyberspace, counselor, extracurricular books and school.

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