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Joseph R. Ferrari, Ph.D., is Professor & Director of the Community Psychology Doctoral Program in the Department of Psychology at DePaul University in Chicago, IL. He also is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community (Haworth Press) since 1994 and has authored 100 scholarly journal articles, 7 books, and 230 conference presentations. In the field of social-personality, Dr. Ferrari is internationally known as the leading researcher on the study of chronic procrastination.

Time and Procrastination

Rescheduled to 2008

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.

The Class Reading List: (These books and articles supplied by OSLEP)
  • To Be Announced