Examining the Impact of Sports on Secondary Education Students' Life Skills

Life skills are applicable psycho-social skills and abilities to develop desired qualities such as self-confidence and socialization. In this context, the research aims to investigate how participation in sports activities during secondary education affects an individual's life skills. In the r...

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Published in:International journal of progressive education 2021-04, Vol.17 (2), p.292-304
Main Authors: Coşkuner, Zeki, Büyükçelebi, Hakan, Kurak, Kemal, Açak, Mahmut
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Differences
Athletics
Communication Skills
Daily Living Skills
Emotional Development
Foreign Countries
Gender Differences
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Instructional Program Divisions
Interpersonal Competence
Leadership Qualities
Program Effectiveness
Secondary School Students
Socioeconomic Status
Student Characteristics
Team Sports
Teamwork
Time Management
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Summary:Life skills are applicable psycho-social skills and abilities to develop desired qualities such as self-confidence and socialization. In this context, the research aims to investigate how participation in sports activities during secondary education affects an individual's life skills. In the research, the sample group consists of a total of 698 students, including 388 males and 310 females studying at secondary schools in Malatya province district in 2018-2019 academic year. In order to evaluate life skills acquired through sports, the scale with its original form Life Skills Scale for Sport (LSSS) was used. Statistical package program (SPSS 21 version) was used to analyze the data obtained in the research. Normality analysis tests were conducted on the data. As the result of the tests, it was observed that the data were not normally distributed and non-parametric tests were used for the analyzes. The Mann Whitney U test for binary comparisons and Kruscal Wallis H tests for multiple comparisons were utilized. In the study, the significance level was accepted as p
ISSN:1554-5210
DOI:10.29329/ijpe.2021.332.18