Abstract:

The campus recreational sports programs contribute to the multi-faceted development of university students. Participation must be regular and continuous for this development. The perception of positive experience plays an important role in regular and continuous participation. Universities have to develop plans and strategies by evaluating students' perceptions of experience in order to increase participation in campus recreational sports programs and ensure continuity. Therefore, this study aimed at evaluating students' perceptions of campus recreational sports experience. The sample of the research consists of 259 students who participated in campus recreational sports within the Anadolu University and Eskişehir Technical University and were selected by convenience sampling method. The data was collected by the questionnaire using face to face interview technique. The first part of the questionnaire includes Campus Recreational Sports Experience Scale and in the second section, personal data form is given. The data were analyzed by Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), t-test, and ANOVA. The results of the analysis revealed that students' perceptions of campus recreational sports experience differed according to gender, faculty/department and academic year variables. As a result, the research findings provide important data for the university administration to understand the needs and expectations of students with different characteristics related to the campus recreational sports program.

Abstract:

The campus recreational sports programs contribute to the multi-faceted development of university students. Participation must be regular and continuous for this development. The perception of positive experience plays an important role in regular and continuous participation. Universities have to develop plans and strategies by evaluating students' perceptions of experience in order to increase participation in campus recreational sports programs and ensure continuity. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate students' perceptions of campus recreational sports experience. The sample of the research consists of 259 students who participated in campus recreational sports within the Anadolu University and Eskişehir Technical University and were selected by convenience sampling method. The data was collected by the questionary using face to face interview technique. The first part of the questionary includes Campus Recreational Sports Experience Scale and in the second section, personal data form is given. The data were analyzed by Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), t-test, and ANOVA. The results of the analysis revealed that students' perceptions of campus recreational sports experience differed according to gender, faculty/department and academic year variables. As a result, the research findings provide important data for the university administration to understand the needs and expectations of students with different characteristics related to the campus recreational sports program.

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