Life skills development among freshmen students
The study investigated life-skills among undergraduate students. The respondents of the survey were 500 young adults aged 18 to 25 years from five universities in Subang Jaya, Malaysia. Life-skills Development Inventory-College Form was used to measure life skills in four domains: interpersonal comm...
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| description | The study investigated life-skills among undergraduate students. The respondents of the survey were 500 young adults aged 18 to 25 years from five universities in Subang Jaya, Malaysia. Life-skills Development Inventory-College Form was used to measure life skills in four domains: interpersonal communication, decision making, health maintenance and identity development. The findings revealed significant gender difference regarding health maintenance. The findings also suggested that educators should provide opportunities for students to practice social skills, so that students will be better prepared in facing challenges
in their real life. |
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| spelling | sunway-2062014-01-12T03:22:15Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/206/ Life skills development among freshmen students Mofrad, Sakineh * BF Psychology LB2300 Higher Education The study investigated life-skills among undergraduate students. The respondents of the survey were 500 young adults aged 18 to 25 years from five universities in Subang Jaya, Malaysia. Life-skills Development Inventory-College Form was used to measure life skills in four domains: interpersonal communication, decision making, health maintenance and identity development. The findings revealed significant gender difference regarding health maintenance. The findings also suggested that educators should provide opportunities for students to practice social skills, so that students will be better prepared in facing challenges in their real life. International Review of Social Sciences and Humanities 2013 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/206/1/Sakineh%20Mofrad%20-%20%20Life%20Skills%20development%20among%20freshmen%20students.pdf Mofrad, Sakineh * (2013) Life skills development among freshmen students. International Review of Social Sciences and Humanities, 5 (1). pp. 232-238. ISSN 2250-0715 http://www.irssh.com |
| spellingShingle | BF Psychology LB2300 Higher Education Mofrad, Sakineh * Life skills development among freshmen students |
| title | Life skills development among freshmen students |
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| title_short | Life skills development among freshmen students |
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| topic | BF Psychology LB2300 Higher Education |
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