The importance of sport of university students during campus life

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2012

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Today's universities are in the effort to contribute to university student's socialization process by providing sports opportunities. These activities, which are a part of university education, should be seen as activities that aim at develop people's social aspects and social awareness. This research aims at signifying students' sports habits during their free times and a evaluating their opinions and expectations. Research team and technique, the research is conducted through 94 female, 161 male students who stay dormitories. The data obtained from the survey is interpreted and explained by participation in sports the selection of sports branch X2 test is used. The discoveries of the research; the 55% of the students who participate in the survey were interested in sports and did sports to assess their free times before university and 9,3 percent of them used sports as an opportunity to spend time with their friends. 17.4% of them were directed to sports to get rid of the stress of the classes. 89% of them think physical education courses in universities are good opportunities to be able to sport and 57% of them wishes these courses would be 4 hours and two times a week. 67.3% of these students want new branches to be opened in addition to the existing ones. The result of proposals of the research; it is detected that the students are generally happy with their sports opportunities but they are expect more sports courses, branches and opportunities in week-days apart from their free times in weekends. It is signified in this research that male student are more active them female ones in sport activities. Besides it is concluded that gender issue plays a big role in the selection of sports branch. While a male student generally gives priority to football (soccer) and basketball, female students choose aerobics, tennis and volleyball. © Sila Science.

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Free times, Gender, Participation in Sports, University Life

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Energy Education Science and Technology Part B: Social and Educational Studies

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4

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