Education Science ›› 2024, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (3): 67-74.

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Undergraduates’ Spare Time Allocation and Its Influence on Employment Competitiveness—Based on the Survey of Municipal Universities in Tianjin

Li Qiang, Wang Jinghua, Zhou Qi   

  1. School of Statistics, Tianjin University of Finance and Economics, Tianjin 300222, China
  • Online:2024-05-15 Published:2024-08-07

Abstract:

Based on the survey results of Tianjin municipal colleges, this paper explores the current status and influential factors of undergraduates’ spare time allocation, and its influence on employment competitiveness. The results show that undergraduates spend less time on extracurricular learning and extracurricular activities than learning in class, and spend more time on leisure and entertainment. Factors such as academic performance and future plans have varying degrees of impact on undergraduate students’ allocation of their extracurricular time. Extracurricular learning, extracurricular activities, and internships have significant positive effects on undergraduates’ spare time allocation, and time management ability has a moderating effect on the influence of spare time on employment competitiveness. Therefore, it is recommended that colleges and universities integrate general education courses, such as time management and career planning into the undergraduate education and teaching plans to guide students to change their learning concepts, and actively provide undergraduates with internship as well as employment practice platforms to cultivate their comprehensive qualities.

Key words: undergraduates, spare time allocation, influential factors, employment competitiveness

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