Factors Affecting Time Management Behaviors of First-Year Social Science Stream Students in Debre Berhan Universit

Objective

The objective of the study was to assess factors affecting the time management behaviors of first-year social science stream students at Debre Berhan University.

Methods

The researcher employed a descriptive survey research design. The researcher selected 44 male and 61 female participants from first-year social science stream Students through a systematic random sampling method. A time management questionnaire was used to measure the time management behaviors of research participants. The researcher employed an independent sample T-test, frequency, and percentage for analysis purposes.

Results

The results of the study indicated that there was no statistically significant difference in time management behavioral dimensions across gender, students’ family educational status, and residential area.Regarding residential areas, a statistically significant difference was obtained only for the dimension of long-range planning of time management behavior. Students from urban had better mean scores than their counter-parts; urban (M=16.31, SD=4.06; and rural (M=14.65, SD=4.09); t (103) = -.084, p= .040) respectively. The result also pointed out that social media non-academic discussion with dorm mates, peer interference, and oversleeping were major factors that affect students’ time management behavior. The research result implies that students’ time management behaviors do not vary based on their demographic variables such as gender, students' family educational status, and residential area. On the contrary, social media, unwanted discussions, peer interference, and over sleeping affect students’ time management behaviors.

Recommendation

University students should be encouraged to have good time management differences behaviors regardless of difference in gender, students’ family educational status, and residential area. Training and orientation should be also arranged for students so that they can manage factors affecting their time management behaviors effectively.

Author(s): Degarege Hailemariam Tessema

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