Relationship between Sport Science Students’ Career Decisions and Academic Motivation

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the relationship and predictive effect between the career decision of sports science students and their academic motivation. It also assessed whether career decision and academic motivation varied based on gender and department variables, jointly discussing them in the communication processes used in the instructor-student relationship. The study included 252 students, whose 85 were female and 167 were male, studying in faculty of sports sciences. It also used the 'Career Decision Scale', the 'Academic Motivation Scale', and the "Personal Information Form" to collect the study data. Statistical analysis processes consisted of correlation, multiple linear regression, 2x2 MANOVA, and 2x3 MANOVA analyses. The study findings revealed low and moderate relationships between career decisions, academic motivation, and the sub-dimensions of both main scales. In addition, academic motivation was a significant predictor of career decisions, corresponding to a 19% rate. Considering the gender variable, male students were more undecided in making career decisions than female students. Comparisons between departments also indicated that students in the sports management department displayed more indecisiveness about choosing their careers than in other departments. The ability of the students to have extracurricular communication with instructors influenced their career decisions positively, whereas it negatively influenced students' department-switching propensity. However, there were significant differences among the students' academic motivations based on gender, department, communication processes with the instructor, and department-switching propensity. In conclusion, academic motivation is important for students to choose a successful career. Nonetheless, the student-instructor communication mechanisms are equally effective in career decisions.

Keywords

• Career decision
• Academic motivation
• Sports sciences
• University student

Spor Bilimleri Öğrencilerinin Kariyer Kararları ile Akademik Güdülenmeleri Arasındaki İlişki

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı, spor bilimleri öğrencilerinin kariyer kararı ile akademik güdülenmeleri arasındaki ilişkiyi ve yordayıcı etkiyi incelemektir. Ayrıca kariyer kararı ve akademik güdülenmenin cinsiyet ve bölüm faktörlerine göre farklılaşıp farklılaşmadığı da belirlenmiş, her iki değişkende öğretim elemanı-öğrenci ilişkisindeki iletişim süreçleriyle birlikte de ele alınmıştır. Çalışma spor bilimlerin fakültesinde öğrenim gören 85’i kadın 167’si erkek olmak üzere toplam 252 öğrenci üzerinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmadaki veriler “Kariyer Kararı Ölçeği”, “Akademik Güdülenme Ölçeği” ve “Kişisel Bilgi Formu” yoluyla toplanmıştır. İstatistiki analizlerde korelasyon, çoklu doğrusal regresyon, 2x2 MANOVA, 2x3 MANOVA analiz teknikleri kullanılmıştır. Araştırma bulgularına göre kariyer kararı ve alt boyutları ile akademik güdülenme ve alt boyutları arasında düşük ve orta düzeyde ilişkilerin olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca akademik güdülenmenin kariyer kararını %19 oranında açıklayan anlamlı bir yordayıcısı olduğu görülmüştür. Cinsiyetlere göre erkek öğrenciler kadın öğrencilerden kariyerlerinde daha kararsızdır. Bölümler arası karşılaştırmalarda spor yöneticiliği öğrencileri kariyer ile ilgili olarak diğer bölümlere göre daha fazla kararsızlık yaşamaktadır. Öğretim elemanları ile ders dışında iletişim kurabilmek kariyer kararında olumlu, öğrencilerin öğrenim gördüğü bölümü değiştirme eğilimi olumsuz etkiye neden olmuştur. Araştırma kapsamında öğrencilerin akademik güdülenmeleri ise cinsiyet, bölüm, öğretim elemanıyla iletişim süreçleri ve bölümünü değiştirme isteğine göre anlamlı farklılıklar göstermiştir. Sonuç olarak; akademik güdülenme öğrencilerin kariyerlerindeki kararlılık durumunda etkili bir faktördür. Ancak öğrenci-öğretim elemanı arasındaki iletişim süreçleri de kariyer kararında etkili olmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Kariyer kararı
• Akademik güdülenme
• Spor bilimleri
• Üniversite öğrencisi

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