Time management practices of the administrative heads of Ghana National College, Cape Coast

Abstract

The study was on the time management practices of the administrative heads of Ghana National College (G.N.C.). The purpose of this study was to identify the time wasters and determine their impact on the administrative heads of Ghana National College in their time management practices. It was also to find out how the administrative heads of Ghana National college control their time wasters to achieve maximum result in their time management practices. The study has attempted answering the three research questions raised. (i) What were the problems or activities that disturbed the time management practices with regard to set goals of the administrative heads of Ghana National College? (ii) To what extent did the time wasters affect the achievement of set goals of the administrative heads of Ghana National College? (iii) What strategies were put in place by the administrative heads of Ghana National College to control the time wasters in order to achieve maximum result of set goals in their use of time? Appropriate literature and other theoretical concepts on time management were appraised. To help in answering the research questions raised, the designed instruments, which were questionnaire and interview guide were used to collect data from the selected population of 36 administrative heads. The statistical method used in the analysis was descriptive statistics. That is, simple percentages were calculated for the summary of the vanous responses. The main findings of the study are that some major time wasters were with the administrative heads and these time wasters had negative impact on their time management. Reviewing and prioritizing demands on time has not been a regular practice of the administrative heads. Lastly, not much control measures or strategies were put in place to reduce the negative impact of the time wasters on time management practices of the administrative heads. To avert the negative impact of the time wasters on the time management practices of the administrative heads, some suggested strategies and guidelines were recommended to enhance control over the time wasters. Finally, the benefits to be derived from knowing how to manage time wisely have been spelt out for the perusal of all concerned with the time management practices.