EXAMINING THE APPROACHES OF ACADEMICIANS WORKING IN THE FACULTY OF SPORT SCIENCES TOWARDS ESPORTS

Abstract

This study examined the opinions and attitudes towards esports of a total of 10 academicians, 6 male and 4 female, between the ages of 27-45, working at Ankara University and Yozgat Bozok University Faculties of Sport Sciences. In the study in which qualitative research method was used, the questions formed in line with the literature review and expert opinions were communicated to the participants. Interviews were conducted face-to-face and on a voluntary basis, and the answers were recorded and transcribed with a voice recorder. The data were transferred to the qualitative analysis programme, themes and codes were created, and the findings were presented with visual outputs. According to the results, the participants viewed esports as a field with high potential in terms of its economic characteristics and the new career opportunities it offers. However, there was no consensus among the participants about whether esports is a sports branch. The reason for this was the lack of physical activity or the fact that esports is not at the forefront as in traditional sports branches. Participants emphasised that esports contributed to mental development such as analytical thinking, planning and tactical development. This research can be a source for future studies in the field of sports sciences and offers academic opinions that can contribute to the development of esports in our country.

Keywords

• Sports
• Esports
• Sports Science
• Sports Economy

SPOR BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİNDE GÖREVLİ AKADEMİSYENLERİN ESPORA YÖNELİK YAKLAŞIMLARININ İNCELENMESİ

Abstract

Bu araştırma, Ankara Üniversitesi ve Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi Spor Bilimleri Fakültelerinde görevli 27-45 yaş aralığındaki 6 erkek ve 4 kadın toplam 10 akademisyenin espora yönelik görüş ve tutumlarını incelemiştir. Nitel araştırma yönteminin kullanıldığı çalışmada, literatür incelemesi ve uzman görüşleri doğrultusunda oluşturulan sorular katılımcılara iletilmiştir. Görüşmeler yüz yüze ve gönüllülük esasına dayalı olarak gerçekleştirilmiş, cevaplar ses kayıt cihazıyla kaydedilip deşifre edilmiştir. Veriler nitel analiz programına aktarılarak tema ve kodlamalar oluşturulmuş, bulgular görsel çıktılarla sunulmuştur. Sonuçlara göre, katılımcılar espora, ekonomik özellikleri ve sunduğu yeni kariyer fırsatları açısından yüksek potansiyele sahip bir alan olarak bakmışlardır. Ancak, esporun bir spor branşı olup olmadığı konusunda katılımcılar arasında fikir birliği sağlanamamıştır. Bunun nedeni olarak, esporun fiziksel aktivite eksikliği veya geleneksel spor branşlarında olduğu gibi ön planda olmaması gösterilmiştir. Katılımcılar, esporun analitik düşünme, planlama ve taktik geliştirme gibi zihinsel gelişime katkı sağladığını vurgulamışlardır. Bu araştırma, spor bilimleri alanında gelecekte yapılacak çalışmalara kaynak oluşturabilecek nitelikte olup, esporun ülkemizdeki gelişimine katkı sağlayabilecek akademik görüşler sunmaktadır.

Keywords

• Spor
• Espor
• Spor Bilimleri
• Spor Ekonomisi

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