A REVIEW OF TIME MANAGEMENT RESEARCH AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN CHINESE UNIVERSITIES

Abstract

This paper adopts a qualitative approach, conducting a literature review which studies time management among undergraduate students in Chinese universities at home and abroad through libraries, reference rooms and online resources. There is significant gender, urban/rural, arts and science, grade, academic performance, and school-type discrepancies in time management among Chinese university undergraduates. Professional time management training and group counselling can help develop undergraduate students' time management abilities. In addition, according to the theoretical analysis framework of "time management tendency", issues in time management among Chinese university undergraduates appear to be closely related to psychological characteristics and behaviours of individuals. Previous research on undergraduate time management has focused on the management of the current situation, while systematic research on the underlying causes of poor time management has been neglected. While it has been suggested that time management skills can be improved through training, little has been written about research into other educational interventions. Compared with students’ previous educational experience, the proliferation of after-school free time is a distinctive feature of university life. An individual's time management skills directly affect his or her ability to study independently and further influence the personal qualities of the individual as a whole. This study aims to investigate the current situation of Chinese undergraduates' after-school time management ability, reveal the problems underlying Chinese undergraduates' after-school time management, disclose the shortcomings in the current management process and identify the factors affecting Chinese undergraduates' after-school time management ability, in order to help improve time management skills among Chinese undergraduate students.