Time Management in Higher Education in the Beni Town, DR Congo
Keywords:
Time management, productivity, Higher education, effectiveness, efficiency, and deans of facultiesAbstract
This article explores a study on how time management is dealt with by deans of faculty in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, specifically in Beni town. Research shows that people are not productive in their services because they lack good time management which remains an important factor in building work productivity. Findings discussed in the perspective of theories prove that deans of faculties in Beni city lack best quality of time management. Their way of scheduling is limited to activities listing and mapping, regardless of effectiveness and institutional goal achievement. To avoid negative consequences on faculty deans’ productivity, this article suggests different techniques to manage time to become effective and reduce job stress and conflicts within educational systems they belong to.
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