Abstract
Time management is a practical skill that is applicable to both the business world and schools. Providing private tuition is a large formal and informal business in Singapore. It is quite common that tertiary students of the National Institute of Education in Singapore conduct tuition while studying to earn their degree. This study aims to investigate a few characteristic issues in relation to tertiary students' response to strong market demand for private tuition to lower-grade learners. These issues include:
* Why do tertiary students conduct tuition? * How do they manage their time as conducting tuition for extra income conflicts with their studies?
The study shows that conducting tuition is largely seen by tertiary students as useful towards preparing their future career as a teacher. Surprisingly, though tuition-conducting takes away students' time from studies, it does not affect their academic pe rformance. This essentially reflects the ability of tuition-conducting students to manage their time between a part-time work and study.
| Keywords: | time management; private tuition; academic performance; Singapore |
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