Knowledge on Spiritual Life Skills among Agriculture Students
Birina Das *
Dakshin Kamrup Girls’ College, Mirza, India.
Daisy Hazarika
Department of Extension and Communication Management, College of Community Science, AAU-Jorhat, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Spiritual Life Skills are the values that guide people throughout their life by giving them an opportunity to utilize their conscience while making any decisions. The importance of such skills in our life need not be justified as it is the base of character for any human being. The present research study was conducted with the aim to study about these skills and also to learn its importance and relation in students’ life. The study was carried out in the main campus of Assam Agricultural University, which is situated in the Jorhat district of Assam. The study gives a clear and concise meaning of spirituality, spiritual life skills and knowledge of agriculture students on spiritual life skills. The objective of the study was to measure the knowledge of the respondents about spiritual life skills. A total of 126 samples were selected from College of Agriculture and College of Community Science, Assam Agricultural University, using Stratified sampling technique during the year 2021-2022. The data revealed that majority (51.67%) of the respondents have moderate knowledge level on spiritual life skills. Also a significant association was found between several independent variables with knowledge of the respondents.
Keywords: Students, spirituality, spiritual life skills, higher education, knowledge, AAU