TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Heroes of the Future: Career Attitudes of Prospective Geriatric Care Technicians
TT  - Geleceğin Kahramanları: Yaşlı Bakım Tekniker Adaylarının Kariyer Tutumları
AU  - Arpacı, Pinar
AU  - Başer Seçer, Melda
AU  - Korkmaz, Zeynep
PY  - 2025
DA  - August
Y2  - 2025
JF  - Sağlık Bakım ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi
JO  - SABARED
PB  - Rehabilitasyon Hemşireleri Derneği
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2980-0226
SP  - 11
EP  - 22
VL  - 4
IS  - 2
LA  - en
AB  - Aim: This research was conducted to examine the career future and future attitudes of students studying in the Department of Elderly Care.Material and Methods: The sample of the study consisted of 90 health services vocational high school elderly care department students (mean age; 20.28±1.89 years). A workshop was organized for students about their careers and the future of their profession. The attitudes of the students who participated in this workshop regarding their careers were evaluated with the "Career Future Scale" and their future expectations were evaluated with the "Future Attitude Scale" before and after the workshop. To compare measurement values ​​between two groups, t test was used in dependent groups, and one-way analysis of variance was used to compare measurement values ​​in more than two groups.Results: 71% of the students stated that they knew the definition of the profession. The results of students' knowledge about the profession after training have generally increased. Future Attitude Scale scores of female students increased significantly after the training (p:0.005). When examined by grade, the Future Attitude Scale scores of both 1st grade (p:0.043) and 2nd grade (p:0.017) students increased significantly after the training. When all students' Future Attitude and Career Future Scale scores were examined, there was a significant increase after the training. was observed (p:0.002, p:0.022).Conclusion: The results of this study show that education given to students about their profession and career has a positive effect on their career and future thoughts and attitudes. Organizing training on this subject for students so that they can eliminate their professional concerns, shape their careers better and look to the future more confidently. It may be useful to add themes such as "Career Planning" to course curricula.
KW  - career
KW  - future attidue
KW  - elderly care
N2  - Amaç: Bu araştırma, Yaşlı Bakımı Bölümü’nde öğrenim gören öğrencilerin kariyer geleceği ve geleceğe yönelik tutumlarının incelenmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır.Gereç Yöntemler: Araştırmanın örneklemini 90 sağlık hizmetleri meslek yüksekokul yaşlı bakımı bölümü öğrencisi (yaş ortalaması; 20,28±1,89 yıl) oluşturmuştur. Öğrencilere yönelik kariyer ve mesleklerinin geleceği ile ilgili bir çalıştay düzenlenmiştir. Bu çalıştaya katılım gösteren öğrencilerin, kariyerleri ile ilgili tutumları ‘’ Kariyer Geleceği Ölçeği’’ ile, gelecek beklentileri ise ‘’ Geleceğe Yönelik Tutum Ölçeği’’ ile çalıştay öncesi ve sonrası değerlendirilmiştir. İki grup arasındaki ölçüm değerlerinin karşılaştırılmasında bağımlsız gruplarda t testi, ikiden fazla grupta ölçüm değerlerinin karşılaştırılmasında tek yönlü varyans analizi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Öğrencilerin %71 ‘i meslek tanımını bildiğini belirtmiştir. Öğrencilerin eğitim sonrası mesleğe yönelik bilgi düzeyi sonuçları genel olarak artmıştır. Kız öğrencilerde Geleceğe Yönelik Tutum Ölçeği puanları eğitim sonrasında anlamlı bir şekilde artmıştır (p:0,005). Sınıflara göre incelendiğinde hem 1. sınıf (p:0,043) hem de 2. Sınıf (p:0,017) öğrencilerinin eğitim sonrası Geleceğe Yönelik Tutum Ölçeği puanları anlamlı bir şekilde artış göstermiştir Bütün öğrencilerin Geleceğe Yönelik Tutum ve Kariyer Geleceği Ölçeği puanları incelendiğinde eğitim sonrasında anlamlı artış görülmüştür (p:0,002, p:0,022).Sonuç: Bu çalışmanın sonuçları, öğrencilerin meslek ve kariyerleri ile ilgili verilen bir eğtimin kariyer ve geleceğe yönelik düşünce ve tutum üzerrinde olumlu bir etkisinin olduğunu göstermektedir Öğrencilerde mesleki kaygıların giderilmesi, kariyerlerini daha iyi şekillendirebilmeleri ve geleceğe daha güvenli bakabilmeleri için öğrencilere yönelik bu konuda eğitimlerin düzenlenmesi, ders müfredatlarına ‘’Kariyer Planlaması’’ gibi temaların eklenmesi faydalı olabilir.
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L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/4579074
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