Comparison of Sports Science Students' Attitudes towards the Education of Persons with Disabilities and Their Attitudes towards International Sports Organizations

Abstract

The aim of this study is to compare the attitudes of students studying in sports sciences towards education of disabled individuals and towards international sports organizations. The target population of this study, which is carried out by relational screening method, one of the quantitative research designs, consists of students studying at the Coaching Department of the Faculty of Sport Sciences at Uşak University. The sample of the study, which was determined by the convenience sampling method, one of the non-probability sampling methods, is composed of 116 students, 97 of them are male and 19 of them are female, studying at Uşak University, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Coaching Department. The data were collected using the "Attitude Scale for the Education of Disabled Individuals" and the "Attitude Scale towards International Sports Organizations". Since the data are suitable for normal distribution, parametric tests, t-test, one-way ANOVA and multiple regression analysis were used in the study. As a result, it can be said that students studying at the faculty of sports sciences generally have high attitudes towards the education of disabled individuals and towards international sports organizations. It can be stated that the disabled individuals are given the right to education and their belief in the results of this training is positive, that the disabled individuals have a positive feeling about their participation in international sports organizations and their courage in this direction has increased.

Keywords

• Sports Science Students'
• Attitudes
• Education of Persons with Disabilities

References

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