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标题：Time Management Practices, Character Development and Academic Performance among University Undergraduates: Covenant University Experience
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作者：Elizabeth I. Olowookere 1 , Amos A. Alao 1 , Jonathan A. Odukoya 1 , Olujide A. Adekeye 1 , Godwyns Ade’ Agbude
期刊名称：Creative Education
印刷版ISSN：2151-4755
电子版ISSN：2151-4771
出版年度：2015
卷号：06
期号：01
页码：79-86
DOI：10.4236/ce.2015.61007
语种：English
出版社：Scientific Research Publishing
摘要：Background: University undergraduates are representative of the Nigerian youth population; and sustainable development in any nation depends on the resourcefulness of her youth. This necessitates the need to drive excellence among Nigerian undergraduates through quality education and advice. Quality education is demonstrated in character and in learning; and characters of discipline, responsibility and diligence serve as the hallmark of excellence among university undergraduates. It is hypothesized that time management practices will be positively related to character development and academic performance among university undergraduates. Method: The case study and ex-post facto research designs were adopted in this study. Questionnaire was administered to 120 Diploma and Certificate students of Leadership Development Programme in Covenant University. Results: The findings revealed a positive relationship between character development and time management practices (r = .44, p p 2 = .241, F (3,116) = 12.383, p 2 = .241, F (3,116) = 5.412, p p > .05). Conclusion: It was concluded that in the quest for academic excellence, building performance characters such as discipline, responsibility and diligence among university undergraduates was as important as improving the quality and standard of learning. This study therefore recommended that time management training be incorporated into academic advising and tutoring programs in the Nigerian academia.
关键词：Time Management Practices; Character Development; Academic Advising; Self-Regulation; Youth; Undergraduates; Nigeria