Examining the parental views concerning the extracurricular sports activities of students attending the courses in public training centers

Ramazan Topuz

African Educational Research Journal
Published: December 22 2020
Volume 8, Issue 4
Pages 924-929
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30918/AERJ.84.20.212

Abstract

This study aims to examine the parental views concerning extracurricular sports activities of students attending the public training center courses. The sample of the study, which was conducted as a survey model, was comprised of the parents (n = 459) of students attending the courses in public training centers located in Konya province in the 2017-2018 academic year. In this study, demographic information form prepared by researcher and “Parental Attitude Scale Concerning the Extracurricular Sport Activities” developed by Yılmaz and Güven (2015) were used as data collection tools. The collected data were analyzed in the SPSS 22.0 package program with 0.05 significance level. As a result of the statistical analyses, it was determined that, concerning parental educational levels and gender, there were statistically significant differences in Personal Development and Social Support sub-dimensions (p < 0.05). However, it was determined that there was statistically no significant difference among parents in Social Support sub-dimension concerning their educational levels; similarly, there was statistically no significant difference among parents in Academic Perception sub-dimension concerning gender (p < 0.05). Additionally, it was determined that there were statistically no significant differences among parents in Personal Development, Social Support and Academic Perception sub-dimensions in terms of having a sports license (p > 0.05). As a result, it was concluded that male parents had higher personal development levels and provide more social support for their children to participate in extracurricular activities. Another conclusion was that parents with higher educational status had higher personal development levels and academic perceptions compared to parents with lower educational status.

Keywords: Extracurricular sport activities, parent, attitude.

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