Motives of Pre-service Classroom Teachers for Sports Activity Participation - Volume 14 - Issue 4 - December 2019

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The current study evaluates pre-service classroom teachers’ motivations to participate in sports activities. Using a survey model, 295 students (212 females, 83 males) from the Department of Classroom Teacher Education at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University participated voluntarily. Data were collected with the Sports Participation Motivation Questionnaire and analyzed with SPSS using t tests and variance analysis. Findings show higher motivation among female students, and first-year students prefer being with friends compared with second-year students.

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Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research Volume 14, Issue 4 December 2019 [epasr.penpublishing.net](epasr.penpublishing.net)[ ](epasr.penpublishing.net)ISSN: 1949-4270 (Print) 1949-4289 (Online) Motives of Pre-service Classroom Teachers for Sports Activity Participation Suleyman Can & Sabahattin Deniz To cite this article Can, S. & Deniz, S. (2019). Motives of Pre-service Classroom Teachers for Sports Activity Participation. Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 14(4), 151-166. doi: 10.29329/epasr.2019.220.9 | Published Online | December 29, 2019 | | --- | --- | | Article Views | 6 single - 10 cumulative | | Article Download | 24 single - 36 cumulative | | DOI | [https://doi.org/10.29329/epasr.2019.220.9](https://doi.org/10.29329/epasr.2019.220.9) | Pen Academic is an independent international publisher committed to publishing academic books, journals, encyclopedias, handbooks of research of the highest quality in the fields of Education, Social Sciences, Science and Agriculture. Pen Academic created an open access system to spread the scientific knowledge freely. For more information about PEN, please contact: [info@penpublishing.net](info@penpublishing.net) This document downloaded from [73.129.150.112](73.129.150.112) [3 times] Silver Spring / United States on Sat, 04 Jan 2020 03:12:17 +0300 Pen Academic Publishing, Canakkale/Turkey Telephone: +90 286 243 06 66 | Fax: +90 286 213 08 [00 | info@penpublishing.net | www.penpublishing.net](00 | info@penpublishing.net | www.penpublishing.net) Motives of Pre-service Classroom Teachers for Sports Activity Participation Süleyman CAN1 Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Sabahattin DENİZ2 Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Abstract The current study aims to evaluate the pre-service classroom teachers’motivations to participate in sports activities. The study group of the current research employing the survey model is comprised of the students attending the Department of Classroom Teacher Education in the Education Faculty of Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University. A total of 295 students; 212 females and 83 males, participated in the study on a volunteer basis. The research employed the “Sports Participation Motivation Questionnaire” developed by Oyar, Aşcı, Çelebi and Mülazimoğlu (2001) to collect data. In the analysis of the collected data, SPSS program package was used. In order to determine the betweengroups difference,“t test” and “variance analysis” were employed. In light of the findings of the current study, it can be argued that the female students’motivation to participate in sports activities (in the sub-dimensions of team spirit, making friends, desire to compete, skill development and be active) is higher than that of the male students. Depending on the grade levels, it was found that the first year students’motivation to participate in sports activities is more oriented to being with friends when compared to the second year students. The students stated that they spend an hour doing sports a week; thus, they feel relaxed and gain new skills. The students stating that they are not interested in any branch of sports in the university also stated that they are willing to participate in sports activities. Though there are no licensed athletes in their families, some of the students want to be active in sports activities due to their desire to compete and make friends. As a result, it can be maintained that the classroom teachers view sports participation as a need and their motivation in this respect is high. Keywords: Motivation, sports education, lifelong sports, sports motivation DOI: 10.29329/epasr.2019.220.9 1 Assoc. Prof.Dr., Faculty of Education, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Turkey Correspondence: [scan0767@gmail.com](scan0767@gmail.com) 2 Prof.Dr., Faculty of Education, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Turkey 151 This document downloaded from [73.129.150.112](73.129.150.112) [3 times] Silver Spring / United State

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What is the purpose of the study?

The study aims to evaluate pre-service classroom teachers’ motivations to participate in sports activities.

How were the participants selected and how many were involved?

The survey included 295 students from the Department of Classroom Teacher Education at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University who participated voluntarily.

What key results were reported about motivation differences?

Female students showed higher motivation than male students, and first-year students were more oriented toward being with friends than second-year students.

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