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Joseph R. Ferrari, Ph.D., is Vincent dePaul Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychology at DePaul University in Chicago, IL where he founded the Community Psychology Doctoral Program. He is Editor of the Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community and has authored over 180 scholarly journal articles, 7 books, and 400 conference presentations. In the field of social-personality, Dr. Ferrari is internationally known as the leading researcher on the study of chronic procrastination.
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Don't Put it Off! Why Do We Procrastinate?
May 20-24, 2008
at the University of Oklahoma
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We hear sounds, see colors, and touch different textures. Some
aspects of life are experienced directly by our senses. Other aspects (like space) are perceived by more than one sense. What senses are involved in the perception of time? We don't seem to touch, see, or feel the passing of time yet we are all aware of its fleeting moment.
The passing of time is a universal concept - we all sense the passing of time. In fact, by the time you finish reading this sentence seconds of your life have passed that you can not retrieve or re-experience.
Although shown to be associated with affective, behavioral, and cognitive characteristics reflecting more than inefficient time management, the concept of procrastination (purposive delay of tasks) remains closely related to meeting deadlines within a specific timeframe.
This course will examine the concept of time and the causes, correlates, and consequences of procrastination.
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The Class Reading List: (These books and articles supplied
by OSLEP)
- Procrastination and Task Avoidance: Theory, Research, and Treatment by Joseph R. Ferrari, Judith L. Johnson, and William G. McCown
- Counseling the Procrastinator in Academic Settings Edited by Henri C. Schowuwenburg, Clarry H. Lay, Timothy A. Pychyl, and Joseph R. Ferrari
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