Is there a relationship between the time management skills of sports manager candidates and career decision self-efficacy?

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This study examines the relationship between sports management students’ time management skills and their career decision self-efficacy. Data were collected from 279 students in the Sports Management Department at a public university in Manisa, Turkey during the 2018–2019 academic year, using the Time Management Scale, the Career Decision Self-Efficacy Scale, and a personal information form. Results show a positive, moderately significant relationship between time management skills and career decision self-efficacy levels.

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African Educational Research Journal Vol. 9(3), pp. 696-703, July 2021 DOI: 10. 30918/AERJ.93.21.105 ISSN: 2354-2160 Full Length Research Paper Is there a relationship between the time management skills of sports manager candidates and career decision self-efficacy? Zeynep Onağ*, Sefa Çevik and Yeşim Erdem Departmant of Sport Management, Faculty of Sport Scienes, Manisa Celâl Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey. Accepted 4 July, 2021 | ABSTRACT
This study aims to examine the relationship between the time management skills of sports management students and their career decision self-efficacy. The study group of the study research consisted of 279 Sports Management Department students who were studying in the Faculty of Sport Sciences at a public university located in Manisa, Turkey during the 2018-2019 academic year. "Time Management Scale",“Career Decision Self-Efficacy Scale” and "personal information form" were used as data collection tools. As a result of the study, a positive, moderately significant relationship was found between students'time management skills and career decision self-efficacy levels.
Keywords: Time management skills, career, career decision-self efficacy, human research management, sports management education. | | --- | | *Corresponding author. E-mail: [zeyneponag@gmail.com](zeyneponag@gmail.com). | INTRODUCTION Time is the most valuable resource that university students will use to realize their goals in life. Individuals who plan, organize and evaluate their time correctly can be more successful in achieving the goals they have. Smith (1995) defines the concept of time as a continuous process of events coming from the past to the present and following each other towards the future. However, time emerges as a concept that cannot be bought, accumulated, borrowed, stolen and cannot be changed in any way. Therefore, all we can do is make the best use of the time we have (Scoot, 1993) . Since time is seen as such a valuable resource and should be evaluated, it is understood that time should be managed correctly. So time management involves identifying needs, setting goals for meeting the needs, prioritizing required tasks, and matching tasks with time and resources by planning, scheduling, and making lists (Lakein, 1973) . So, time management is not about creating more time, it is about making the most of the time we have (Moore, 2014) . Poor time management has been associated with poor academic performance and low productivity (Mackenzie, 1990), and feelings of purposelessness and depression (Bond and Feather, 1988) . For this reason, Adams and Blair (2019) state that in order for students to be effective in time management, they should be aware of the factors that fill their time in order to plan their actions successfully. According to them, students should have a good understanding of how long it takes to complete their individual tasks. They also need to be self-directed and involved in short-term planning. From the perspective of university students, making decisions according to their individual interests, abilities and personal characteristics towards the end of their education contributes to their career development (Ulaş, 2016) . The word “carrer” comes from "carriera" (car road) in the Provencal language spoken in the southern region of France. In French, the word has the meanings of a profession, a diplomatic career, stages to be overcome ina profession, the direction chosen in life, the area reserved for car racing (Aydın, 2007) . Career refers to working within the same organization or in different organizations operating in different fields of the Onağ 697 profession, in the same job or in different jobs, from the beginning of a job to the retirement of the individual (Çalık and Ereş, 2006) . Although the concept of career has been around since its discovery in the 16th century, it was first seen in the book "Psychology of Professions"written by Anne Roe in 1956 wh

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What does the study investigate?

The study investigates whether sports management candidates’ time management skills are related to their career decision self-efficacy.

How was data collected?

The study used the Time Management Scale, the Career Decision Self-Efficacy Scale, and a personal information form.

What is the main finding?

A positive, moderately significant relationship was found between students’ time management skills and their career decision self-efficacy levels.

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