Abstract:

This study analyzes the developmental processes of qualified sports scientists or teaching staff forming the basis of the effective national sport system. Physical education teachers, free time instructor for health and fitness, coaches and sports managers have been educated by sports scientists in higher education system. In the training of qualified scientists and lecturers, qualifications should be determined on the basis of education, research, management and social duties services which are the main activities of the faculty member. Turkey should adapt the higher education system to World and the European Union Standards taking into account the health and physical fitness needs of the society with the General Directorate of Sports and national sports federations. In conclusion, all kinds of arrangements to be made in the criterias of associate professorship should be made taking into account the effects on the quality of teacher’s the basic activities in the sport sciences. The Council of Interuniversity (UAK) should be rearranged for the requirements for associate professorship applications toward the selection of qualified teaching members. "Commission on scientific journal quality control" can fight against the fake and lower quality journals. Turkey should align its own undergraduate and graduate programs in the field of sport sciences to world and European standards in higher education system with cooperation of national sports federations and authority. Also there is a need to lower the number of these faculties and school of physical education and sports. A central "sports science institute" or “sport university”should be established for quality graduate and postgraduate training at national level. 

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