| Abstract: | Examined the construct and predictive validity of Western process models of time management in an African culture. 472 Zimbabwean student teachers of a Shona cultural background took part in the study. Ss varied by gender, age, college entry grade point and year of study. Students completed the Britton and Tesser (1991) Time Management Questionnaire. Factor analysis revealed that the time management processes of short term planning, perceived control of time, time attitude, and long term planning were valid constructs for the sample of African students. However, when the students' self report time behaviors, time attitudes and demographic variables were regressed on college GPAs, only perceived control of time, short term planning, college entry grade point and gender singularly accounted for a significant proportion of the variance in college GPA. (French abstract) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
