Comparison of Time Management and Social Skills of Students In State And Foundation Universities

Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to compare the time management and social skills of the School of Physical Education and Sports students studying at State and Foundation universities. The relational survey model, one of the descriptive research methods, was used in the study. A total of 222 volunteer students from Istanbul Cerrahpaşa University Faculty of Sport Sciences and Istanbul Gelişim University School of Physical Education and Sports participated in the study. For the purpose of the research, the personal information form prepared by the researchers, the social skills inventory adapted to Turkish by Yüksel (1998) and the time management inventory adapted to Turkish by Alay and Koçak (2002) were used. In the statistical analysis of the data, independent samples t-test and ANOVA analysis tests, which are among the parametric tests, were used. According to the results of the research; A significant difference was found in the affective control sub-factor of social skills dimensions by gender. Significant differences were found in the affective control sub-factor and social sensitivity factors of social skills dimensions according to the type of sport. No significant differences were found in the overall total and sub-factors of the students in terms of their social skill levels, their departments of education and university status. Significant differences were detected in the time-consuming sub-factor of time planning dimensions by gender and in the overall total. Significant differences were not found in the overall total and other sub-factors of time planning dimensions according to the type of sport, education department and university status.