مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - A COMPARISON OF LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES OF THE STUDENTS OF SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS OF AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY

Abstract :

This study aims to compare the leisure time activities of students studying in the School of Physical Education and other departments of Afyon Kocatepe University. A questionnaire which consisted of 29 questions and 3 divisions was developed and given to 571 students in order to collect data. Frequency and percentage and Chi-square test were used to assess the data. Significance level was considered to be 0,05. 30,5 % of the students in the School of Physical Education and 29,6 % of the students in other departments thought that they effectively managed their spare times. While 76% of all students preferred sport activities for managing their spare times, 47,7 % of all students mentioned that their most preferred activity was music. While 51,2 % of the students in the School of Physical Education preferred sport activities in their spare times, the rate was only 24,8 % for the students of other departments. Continuing the activities started before university education was significantly different for the students of School of Physical Education when compared with the students of other departments (P 0,05). The rate of watching sport program son television was significantly different for the students of School of Physical Education when compared with the students of other departments (P 0,05). In conclusion, it was determined that Afyon Kocatepe University students had problems in terms of efficiency while managing their leisure time and they were passive rather than active in terms of managing their time. The university administration is expected to guide the students more in terms of managing time and leisure time activities and to prepare active programs.