Leadership is regarded as the prime factor for making improvements in educational institutions effectively and also facilitates the achievement of desired goals and objectives and making improvements in the system of education. It is one of the main factors linked with the achievement and failure of any organization. Leadership style is the way in which people are directed and motivated by a leader to attain organizational goals. Life skills are defined as “a group of psychosocial competencies and interpersonal skills that help people make informed decisions, solve problems, think critically and creatively, communicate effectively, build healthy relationships, empathize with others, and cope with and manage their lives in a healthy and productive manner. This study is based on the impact of leadership as a life skill in educational institutions. With the viewpoint of the school, the leadership of the principal is very important. His role and duties will affect all aspects of school organizational life. At the school organizational level, leadership of the principal is the main determinant which act as a link between the individual lives with the outlooks of any organization in the future. This study aims to how leadership as a life skill impacts the performance of educational institutions. This paper is a conceptual based paper which gives theoretical verification to support the idea. The results of the paper suggest that the leadership style is a strong element in enhancing the performance of any institution as it enhances the culture of the organization and the employees’ values in the organization.

Article Information Preschool may not be a place where formal education is imparted but yes, it definitely is a place where children have their first taste of independence. Preschool education is the provision of education for children before the commencement of statutory education usually between the ages of 2 and 5. Thus the purpose of the study was to study the effectiveness of the audiovisual intervention program on the cognitive development of preschool children in relation to their socio economic status. The researcher employed experimental method to conduct the study. The sample consisted of 100 students from preschool of Rohini, Delhi. Thus the total study consisted of 100 children of class L.K.G, besides, all (100) parents of the all sampled children covered under the experimental and control groups were included in the sample so as to collect the data related to their SES. The Cognitive Development Test was developed by investigator and Socio Economic Status scale was developed by Rajeev Bhardwaj. The findings of the study were: (i) Audiovisual Intervention Program has also positively affected the overall cognitive development of the preschool children; and (ii) the Audiovisual Intervention Program has not been found to be differently affecting the cognitive development of the preschool children at different SES levels. Hence, in many ways the findings of the present study can be beneficial in strengthening the non-formal preschool education component. It can be useful for the young children, the teachers who handle the young children, teacher training institutions and the policy makers as well.