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Time Management

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Time structure

Definition

“Behaviors that aim at achieving an effective use of time while performing certain goal-directed activities,” (Claessens et al. 2007, p. 262). The definition of time does not focus on time itself; rather it emphasizes behaviors that are goal-directed, to be accomplished within a frame of time or through the efficient use of time.

Introduction

Time management has been defined in many ways; however, in a literature review conducted by Claessens et al. (2007), these definitions have been summarized by defining time management as “behaviors that aim at achieving an effective use of time while performing certain goal-directed activities,” (p. 262). In this way, the definition of time does not focus on time itself; rather it emphasizes behaviors that are goal-directed, to be accomplished within a frame of time or through the efficient use of time.

Time Assessment

Time assessment is an awareness of the current passage of time as well as an estimation of...

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  1. National University, La Jolla, CA, USA

    Betsi Little

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  1. Oakland University, Rochester, USA

    Virgil Zeigler-Hill

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    Todd K. Shackelford

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  1. Department of Educational Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy

    Patrizia Velotti

  2. Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Patrizia Velotti

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Little, B. (2018). Time Management. In: Zeigler-Hill, V., Shackelford, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_871-1

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