OCAK, Yücel Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi - Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Yüksekokulu, Turkey , KESKİN, Veli Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi - Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü Beden Eğitimi ve Spor ABD, Turkey , TORTOP, Yunus Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi - Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Yüksekokulu, Turkey , GÖLÜNÜK, Sebiha Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi - Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Yüksekokulu, Turkey

SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND EXPECTATIONS OF FAMILIES WHO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO SUMMER SPORTS SCHOOLS

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This study aims to determine the socio-economic conditions and expectations of families who reside in Eskişehir, Burdur and Afyonkarahisar and send their children to summer sport schools. The sampling of the study includes 446 parents who sent their children to summer courses in different sport branches opened by Youth and Sports Directorates in Eskişehir, Burdur and Afyonkarahisar. A survey was applied to parents of children taking part in the research with a distribution of %62,6 (n=279) male and %37,4 (n=167) female parents. The alpha value of the study was (α) 86%. The evaluation of items was performed with the frequency and percentile relations on chi-square test in statistical package of social sciences 11,00 (SPSS 11,00) and a P value less than 0,05 was considered significant. The educational background of parents leading their children to sport are mostly high school graduates with %33,2 percentage. When monthly income is examined, %31,2 of these families are composed of people whose incomes change between 751-1000 TL coming from middle and low income groups. The parents aged30-39 covers a proportion of %50,9. In this study, % 80,6 of males and %88,0 female parents stated that sports will contribute positively in physical and physiological development of their children. When the effect of family factor on choosing the sports branch is examined, males’ affect was at a rate of %27,2 and females %16,2 in directing their children to sports. The difference between mothers and fathers is at a meaningful 0,05 level (P 0,05). However %24.7 of male parents and %12 of female parents have pointed out they lead their children to sport to provide financial profit. This situation has a significantly meaningful at a level of 0,05 (P 0,05).

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Sports , families , child , expectations

Ondokuz Mayıs University Journal Of Sports and Performance Researches

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