English abstract
The study aimed to examine time management and job stress among the
educational planning members in the General Directorate of Education in
the Sultanate of Oman. It investigated the relationship between their time
management and job stress. It also aimed to identify whether there are
statistically significant differences in time management and job stress
among the participants with regard to the years of experience. The study
sample consisted of 39 educational planning members. They completed
Time Management Behaviors Scale (Macan, 1994) and Workplace
Stressors Assessment Questionnaire ( Mahmood, Coons, Guy & Pelletier,
2010). The content validity of both questionnaires was measured which
includes the item validity and sampling validity. Moreover, the internal
consistency coefficient measured by Cronbach's Alpha were 0.68 and 0.82
respectively. One of the main findings of the current study was that the
level of time management among the subjects was high, while the level of
job stress was low. Results also showed a moderate and negative
correlation between time management and job stress. No statistically
significant differences in time management and job stress with regard to the
years of experience. The results also supported the proposed theoretical
model of the study. Based on the findings, the study recommended making
use of the techniques that the participants apply to manage their time and to
alleviate the workplace stressors they face. Furthermore, the education
officials should pay more attention to enhancing the concept of time
management by holding training courses and workshops for the ministry
employees in order to increase their productivity, enhance job satisfaction,
and reduce work pressures. They should also encourage and support
interested researchers to conduct studies in order to identify and investigate
the causes and sources of the negative work stressors. Other scientific
studies can be also conducted to examine the relationship between time
management and job stress with other variables.
