This research is concluded in order to determine the effects of the educational levels of the individuals on the leisure time evaluation preferences. The sampling of the research consists of 159 personnel working in various departments of the central organization of the Ministry of Justice. A questionnaire consisting of 64 questions iss used as data collection tool in the study. The data is analyzed with the SPSS 15.0 Statistical Package program and the frequency tables of the variables are given together with the percentage values. One way Variance Analysis (ANOVA) test is used to determine whether there is a significant difference between the variables. In addition, the frequency of participation of the participants in leisure activities is presented as cross tables according to their educational status. According to the results of the research; it is understood that individuals can not have sufficient leisure time, but at least they try to evaluate the leisure time they have in a more effective and planned manner as their educational status increases. In addition, it is observed that individuals with low education level are more likely to participate in leisure time activities on their own and also it is observed that as the level of education increased, the activities carried out together increase. Therefore, it is determined that the level of education is influential on the preferences of individuals to evaluate leisure time.

The purpose of this research is to analyze the perceptions of the university students related with the constraints that affect the participation to leisure time activities. In this study, Turkish Leisure Constraints Questionnaire (T-LCQ) was used as a data collection tool. LCQ measure university students’ perceptions of constraints on leisure participation. The population of the research consists of the students of Kastamonu University and the sampling consists of 300 university students between the ages of 18-30 who are studying in the department of Physical Education and Sports Teaching at Kastamonu University in the academic year of 2012-2013. When the obtained data were analyzed, it was determined that the answers of some participants were "invalid" and 232 university students (91 female and 141 male) formed the sampling of the research. According to the sub-dimensions of T-LCQ, independent sample t-test was used to examine the mean differences related with gender and age. Although female university students have higher average scores in all sub-dimensions of T-LCQ, there is no significant difference (p> .05) between the mean scores of male and female students for all sub-dimensions according to t-test analyzes. No significant difference was observed between age groups (p> .05). General findings show that the sub-dimension of facility / service and accessibility is the biggest constraint for leisure time activities and the lack of friends is the least constraint for all participants.

The aim of this study is to examine the employment problems of sports management in public sector. Firstly, instrument analysis was done and literature was reviewed. The dimensions of research were identified as personal development, universities and government. Interview technique was used as data collection tool in the study. Chained technique was used to determine interviewers and 13 interviews were done in total. Interviewers consist of sports experts and bureaucrats. Recorded interviews were turned into text via decoding by researchers. Ethnographic content analysis was conducted to these texts. The findings of the study showed that it is really necessary to have personal development to get employed. According to this, improvement of administration and leading skills and having a good knowledge of sports field as well as education and personal development could catalyse employment. According to the findings, poor education, syllabus and quality of the academic in universities staff are among the problems. Additionally, the impact of government on employment shows up in the categories such as the problems of personnel selection and assignment, uncooperative of public institutions, lack of planning and policy. As a result, the employment problems of sports management graduates in public sector are evaluated as the problems such as lack of personal development, the quality of higher education and government based problems.

The aim of this study is to determine the relation of the level of academic self-efficacy to various variables of the studentin physical education and sport department. 330 students who are studying at the departments of physical education and sports teaching, spors management and coaching in Ahi Evran University and Aksaray University, College of Physical Education and Sports participated to the research. Personal information tool and academic self-efficacy scale consisting 30 items were used as data collection tool in the research. Distribution, frequency, t test and anova test were used in comparison of the related data. As a result of statistical analysis, academic self-efficacy levels significant differences were detected in terms of gender variable on social status and technical skills and in terms of sports type and nationality player variable on social status, technical skills and cognitive applications.

The purpose of this study is to analyze the expectations and perceptions of the fitness center customers related with the quality of service in Afyonkarahisar. A total of 340 participants (age: 25.03 ± 13.34), including 171 men (age: 23.51 ± 12.67) and 169 women (age: 26.57 ± 13.85) who used 11 different wellness centers in Afyonkarahisar were included in the study. The "Service Quality Assessment Scale" (LSP) developed by Lam (2000) and adapted by Turkish Gurbuz, Koçak and Lam (2012) was used as a data collection tool in the research. The HDQÖ consists of 4 sub-dimensions (personnel, program, locker rooms, facility) and a total of 34 articles. The scale is in likert type of 5 (1: I definitely do not participate, 5: I definitely Participate) and measures the expectations and perceptions of the participants from the wellness center. Independent samples t-test, descriptive statistics and One way Variance Analysis (ANOVA) were used in the analysis of the data. According to the research findings, there was no statistically significant difference between the marital status and educational status (p> 0.05), while there was a significant difference in the Service Quality Evaluation Scale scores of the participants in terms of age, gender, monthly income, duration of membership and the frequency of using the facility (p< 0.05).

The purpose of this study is to critically and descriptively analyze the problems of upgrading Associate of Tourism Animation degree to a Bachelor’s degree. Of the total number of students, 42.9% were female and 57.1% were male. The mean age of the female students was 20.67?2.94 years and mean age of male students was 20.88?1.36 years. 13 item data collection instrument was designed by the researcher. Fifty percent said after graduation they will work in the profession (animation) in which they are studying; 21.4% said they were undecided about working in the profession. Also, 57.1% of the students reported Theatre, %21.4% Recreation, and 21.4% Tourism and Hotel Management as the potential upgrading bachelor’s degree program for Tourism Animation associate’s degree. Fifty percent of the students plan to complete an associate’s degree and upgrade their degree to a bachelor’s degree. Also, 50% of participants think bachelor’s degree will contribute them in the workplace and 50% think that it will also contribute their academic career in the future. Results of the analysis showed that, 64.3% of the participants think that course contents of the Tourism Animation program and Recreation program is similar and 50% think that getting a bachelor’s degree in Recreation is more advantageous than getting a associate’s degree in Tourism Animation. It is suggested that bachelor’s degree in Recreation should be provided as an upgrading program for the graduates of associate’s degree in Tourism and Animation. This will help students to gain motivation, to improve their knowledge and skills for their future academic career, and to transition these knowledge and skill to future generations.