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An Analysis of Engineering Students’ Perceptions of Engineering and Their Attitudes Toward the Profession in Terms of Different Variables

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An Analysis of Engineering Students’ Perceptions of Engineering and Their Attitudes Toward the Profession in Terms of Different Variables

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The aim of this study is to examine engineering students’ perceptions of the concept of engineering and their attitudes toward the profession at a public university, in terms of various variables. The study adopted a descriptive survey design within the quantitative approach and employed a phenomenological design as part of the qualitative methodology. The study was conducted with a total of 674 students enrolled in engineering programs at a public university in Türkiye. To measure students’ attitudes toward the profession, a scale developed by Özyurt and Özyurt (2016) was used. To determine students’ perceptions of the concept of engineering, an open-ended question was posed. For the analysis of quantitative data, the Mann–Whitney U test and Kruskal–Wallis tests were performed using the SPSS 24 statistical software package. The results indicated that students’ attitudes toward the profession differed based on program and emotional variables, but not based on gender, grade level, or family socioeconomic status. Also, in this study according to the Higher Education Entrance Exam (HEEE) results, the comparison revealed that there is no linear relationship between departmental University Entrance Rankings (UERs) and students’ professional attitude scores. In analyzing the qualitative data, content analysis was applied and word clouds were generated for the codes. It was observed that the majority of students in engineering programs produced positive metaphors about the concept of “engineering”, likening it to concepts such as life, a bridge, or a tree.

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Etik Beyan

This study was evaluated by the Ethics Committee of AYBU in the meeting dated October 25, 2024, and was deemed ethically appropriate with the decision number 04/13.

Teşekkür

We would like to thank the faculty members and students of the Faculty of Engineering at Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University (AYBU) for their assistance in completing the surveys used in this study.

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Yükseköğretim Çalışmaları (Diğer)

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

30 Mart 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

25 Aralık 2025

Kabul Tarihi

3 Mart 2026

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2026 Cilt: 9 Sayı: 1

Kaynak Göster

APA
Gökkurt Özdemir, B., Mintemur, Ö., Kesemen, T., & Okuyucu, H. (2026). An Analysis of Engineering Students’ Perceptions of Engineering and Their Attitudes Toward the Profession in Terms of Different Variables. Journal of University Research, 9(1), 32-44. https://izlik.org/JA36KU45ZB
AMA
1.Gökkurt Özdemir B, Mintemur Ö, Kesemen T, Okuyucu H. An Analysis of Engineering Students’ Perceptions of Engineering and Their Attitudes Toward the Profession in Terms of Different Variables. Journal of University Research. 2026;9(1):32-44. https://izlik.org/JA36KU45ZB
Chicago
Gökkurt Özdemir, Burçin, Ömer Mintemur, Tulay Kesemen, ve Hasan Okuyucu. 2026. “An Analysis of Engineering Students’ Perceptions of Engineering and Their Attitudes Toward the Profession in Terms of Different Variables”. Journal of University Research 9 (1): 32-44. https://izlik.org/JA36KU45ZB.
EndNote
Gökkurt Özdemir B, Mintemur Ö, Kesemen T, Okuyucu H (01 Mart 2026) An Analysis of Engineering Students’ Perceptions of Engineering and Their Attitudes Toward the Profession in Terms of Different Variables. Journal of University Research 9 1 32–44.
IEEE
[1]B. Gökkurt Özdemir, Ö. Mintemur, T. Kesemen, ve H. Okuyucu, “An Analysis of Engineering Students’ Perceptions of Engineering and Their Attitudes Toward the Profession in Terms of Different Variables”, Journal of University Research, c. 9, sy 1, ss. 32–44, Mar. 2026, [çevrimiçi]. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA36KU45ZB
ISNAD
Gökkurt Özdemir, Burçin - Mintemur, Ömer - Kesemen, Tulay - Okuyucu, Hasan. “An Analysis of Engineering Students’ Perceptions of Engineering and Their Attitudes Toward the Profession in Terms of Different Variables”. Journal of University Research 9/1 (01 Mart 2026): 32-44. https://izlik.org/JA36KU45ZB.
JAMA
1.Gökkurt Özdemir B, Mintemur Ö, Kesemen T, Okuyucu H. An Analysis of Engineering Students’ Perceptions of Engineering and Their Attitudes Toward the Profession in Terms of Different Variables. Journal of University Research. 2026;9:32–44.
MLA
Gökkurt Özdemir, Burçin, vd. “An Analysis of Engineering Students’ Perceptions of Engineering and Their Attitudes Toward the Profession in Terms of Different Variables”. Journal of University Research, c. 9, sy 1, Mart 2026, ss. 32-44, https://izlik.org/JA36KU45ZB.
Vancouver
1.Burçin Gökkurt Özdemir, Ömer Mintemur, Tulay Kesemen, Hasan Okuyucu. An Analysis of Engineering Students’ Perceptions of Engineering and Their Attitudes Toward the Profession in Terms of Different Variables. Journal of University Research [Internet]. 01 Mart 2026;9(1):32-44. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA36KU45ZB

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