Abstract:
The study aimed to investigate and describe the factors that affect the timekeeping
of the graduating student in the College of Arts and Sciences, University of the
Philippines Manila. It used a mixed methods for data collection particularly
survey, which used a likert scale form and also utilized open-ended questions, and
interview. The survey was completed by one hundred forty-eight participants all
of which to whom gave full consent in participating in the study. From the survey
takers five interviewees were selected. For quantitative data analysis measures of
central tendency and frequency were used and for the qualitative data content
analysis was done. Afterwards data was merged and triangulated. This study
presents the reported timekeeping of the students and their observed timekeeping
culture of College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Manila. It
discussed different environmental factors like traffic, weather and other of this
nature. Other external factors included the prevalent timekeeping culture, the
nature of the event, and status of the person one is meeting. Internal factors
discussed in this researched are the students’ attitudes towards time and
timekeeping, feelings evoked when one is late, early, or on time, feeling evoked
when others are late, early or on time, priorities and also intentions. Lastly it
touched on the changes and contemplated cause for the change in the timekeeping
of the students which happened while in the institution. All of the findings were
found to have an effect but to a varying degree depending on the person’s internal
drives, and also the situation where the person is in. It is recommended to further
contextualize the study in terms of the nature of activity such as measuring the
students’ timekeeping for classes only.
