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| author | Ifeloju, John |
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| contents | <p>This paper advances the case for <em>Life Management (LM)</em> as a missing but essential pillar of contemporary education. While modern curricula emphasize specialized management fields such as finance, business, and health, they overlook the broader challenge of equipping individuals to manage life itself in a holistic and sustainable way. The article conceptualizes Life Management as an academic and social discipline that integrates personal, social, economic, and developmental skills across all stages of life, from childhood to late adulthood.</p> <p>Drawing insights from developmental psychology, management science, and social policy, the paper develops a strategic framework for embedding LM into formal education systems. It also highlights cultural differences between Western and developing societies, demonstrating how structured life management education can reduce crime, enhance productivity, promote social justice, and build stronger human capital.</p> <p>Ultimately, the article argues that Life Management must move beyond being an abstract idea to a formalized component of curricula worldwide. By doing so, education systems can produce not only technically skilled individuals but also responsible, self-aware, and future-ready citizens capable of driving sustainable development.</p> |
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| spellingShingle | Life Management as a Pedagogical Imperative: Integrating Holistic Human Development into Educational Systems Ifeloju, John <p>This paper advances the case for <em>Life Management (LM)</em> as a missing but essential pillar of contemporary education. While modern curricula emphasize specialized management fields such as finance, business, and health, they overlook the broader challenge of equipping individuals to manage life itself in a holistic and sustainable way. The article conceptualizes Life Management as an academic and social discipline that integrates personal, social, economic, and developmental skills across all stages of life, from childhood to late adulthood.</p> <p>Drawing insights from developmental psychology, management science, and social policy, the paper develops a strategic framework for embedding LM into formal education systems. It also highlights cultural differences between Western and developing societies, demonstrating how structured life management education can reduce crime, enhance productivity, promote social justice, and build stronger human capital.</p> <p>Ultimately, the article argues that Life Management must move beyond being an abstract idea to a formalized component of curricula worldwide. By doing so, education systems can produce not only technically skilled individuals but also responsible, self-aware, and future-ready citizens capable of driving sustainable development.</p> |
| title | Life Management as a Pedagogical Imperative: Integrating Holistic Human Development into Educational Systems |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17041614 |