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@article{193034,
        author = {Taniya Dias},
        title = {Challenges faced by Educators in teaching Life Skills},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {9},
        pages = {3768-3771},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=193034},
        abstract = {Just as fertilizers nurture the growth of a plant, life skills education nourishes the overall development of a child — helping them not only grow but truly bloom into confident, responsible, and compassionate individuals. This research investigates the challenges encountered by educators in implementing a life skills curriculum in schools. It examines how training, demonstrations, and structured frameworks (such as modules, lesson-plans and assessment tools) support or hinder the effective delivery of life-skills programmes. Using a mixed-method design, the study explores educators’ perceptions of preparedness, availability of professional development and teaching-learning resources, and institutional supports. It also assesses how these variables influence the fidelity of life skills implementation and its outcomes in student behaviour, decision-making and social responsibility. Findings aim to illuminate key barriers (such as inadequate training, curriculum overload, and resource constraints) and propose recommendations for enhanced teacher capacity, curriculum design and school policy. The research concludes by emphasising that for children to truly “bloom”, life-skills education must be embedded systemically, supported by strong frameworks and continuously nurtured by committed educators.},
        keywords = {curriculum implementation, educator challenges, life skills education pre-school/primary education, professional development, training frameworks},
        month = {February},
        }