Research Article

Main Qualifications Required for Employment of Recreation Experts: The Perspective of Sector Representatives

Volume: 5 Number: 1 December 30, 2021
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Main Qualifications Required for Employment of Recreation Experts: The Perspective of Sector Representatives

Abstract

Recreation experts are employed in public institutions at a very limited level. Employment limitations in the public institutions direct the graduates of the recreation department to the private sector. This situation necessitates that the qualifications of the recreation department graduates must coincide with the characteristics that the private sector sought in the recreation expert. In line with this requirement, the aim of the research is to determine the basic characteristics required of the recreation department graduates to be employed in the recreation industry in Turkey. In the study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with the participants who were determined by the criterion sampling method. The research group consists of senior managers of businesses that provide sports recreation, tourism recreation, shopping recreation, park recreation, adventure recreation and outdoor recreation services with a high number of employment. Content analysis, one of the qualitative data analysis methods, was conducted on the data obtained as a result of the interviews. When the research findings are examined, it is seen that the characteristics sought in recreation graduates are gathered under five themes. The resulting features can be used as a guide in the recomposition of training programs and in the employment processes. In this study, suggestions are presented on the basic characteristics of recreation department graduates needed in industry and the development of recreation department education programs.

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Supporting Institution

ANADOLU ÜNİVERSİTESİ BİLİMSEL ARAŞTIRMA PROJELERİ KOORDİNASYON BİRİMİ

Project Number

11408S369

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sports Medicine

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 30, 2021

Submission Date

April 15, 2021

Acceptance Date

June 28, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 5 Number: 1

APA
Şimşek, K. Y., Çevik, H., & Mercanoğlu, A. O. (2021). Main Qualifications Required for Employment of Recreation Experts: The Perspective of Sector Representatives. International Journal of Recreation and Sports Science, 5(1), 31-41. https://doi.org/10.46463/ijrss.917073
AMA
1.Şimşek KY, Çevik H, Mercanoğlu AO. Main Qualifications Required for Employment of Recreation Experts: The Perspective of Sector Representatives. INTJORASS. 2021;5(1):31-41. doi:10.46463/ijrss.917073
Chicago
Şimşek, Kerem Yıldırım, Hüseyin Çevik, and Anıl Onur Mercanoğlu. 2021. “Main Qualifications Required for Employment of Recreation Experts: The Perspective of Sector Representatives”. International Journal of Recreation and Sports Science 5 (1): 31-41. https://doi.org/10.46463/ijrss.917073.
EndNote
Şimşek KY, Çevik H, Mercanoğlu AO (December 1, 2021) Main Qualifications Required for Employment of Recreation Experts: The Perspective of Sector Representatives. International Journal of Recreation and Sports Science 5 1 31–41.
IEEE
[1]K. Y. Şimşek, H. Çevik, and A. O. Mercanoğlu, “Main Qualifications Required for Employment of Recreation Experts: The Perspective of Sector Representatives”, INTJORASS, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 31–41, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.46463/ijrss.917073.
ISNAD
Şimşek, Kerem Yıldırım - Çevik, Hüseyin - Mercanoğlu, Anıl Onur. “Main Qualifications Required for Employment of Recreation Experts: The Perspective of Sector Representatives”. International Journal of Recreation and Sports Science 5/1 (December 1, 2021): 31-41. https://doi.org/10.46463/ijrss.917073.
JAMA
1.Şimşek KY, Çevik H, Mercanoğlu AO. Main Qualifications Required for Employment of Recreation Experts: The Perspective of Sector Representatives. INTJORASS. 2021;5:31–41.
MLA
Şimşek, Kerem Yıldırım, et al. “Main Qualifications Required for Employment of Recreation Experts: The Perspective of Sector Representatives”. International Journal of Recreation and Sports Science, vol. 5, no. 1, Dec. 2021, pp. 31-41, doi:10.46463/ijrss.917073.
Vancouver
1.Kerem Yıldırım Şimşek, Hüseyin Çevik, Anıl Onur Mercanoğlu. Main Qualifications Required for Employment of Recreation Experts: The Perspective of Sector Representatives. INTJORASS. 2021 Dec. 1;5(1):31-4. doi:10.46463/ijrss.917073

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