Use and Perception of Time in Workplace Interaction: A Case of Narok Teachers’ Training College-Kenya.
Publication Date: 19/12/2025
Author(s): Catherine Okemba Lore, Evans Ombeng’I Nyachoi (Ph.D.).
Volume/Issue: Volume 8, Issue 4 (2025)
Page No: 109-116
Journal: African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research (AJSSHR)
Abstract:
The importance of nonverbal communication cannot be underestimated. A significant part of human communication does not rely on words, but nonverbal signs such as time, tone of voice, body movements and touch among others. Nonverbal communication is a powerful part of all social and professional discourse. The objective of the study was to gender differences in use and perception of time ascertain gender in work place interaction. The researcher used The Semiotics Theory which is the study of signs in relation to their mode of transmission, as well as the Tubbs Model of Communication which stipulates that communication is a non-static process of a sender/receiver attempting to stimulate meaning in the mind of another. The study was carried out in Narok Teachers’ Training College in Lower Melili location, Narok County. Respondents were purposively sampled while data collection was carried out using questionnaires. The data was analysed both qualitatively and quantitatively. In as much as absolute mastery of the use of time is not an absolute guarantee, improved consciousness in what one intends to communicate using this non-verbal cue is important in the workplace. The research outcomes were consolidated through coding, tabulation and use of frequency histograms. Further clarification of data was made in narrative form. Some of the findings on use and perception of time revealed that belated or real-time responses were majorly based relationships rather than the tasks to be performed.
Keywords:
Non-verbal communication, Work-place interaction, Non-static process, Semiotics.
