Abstract:

The aim of this research, which emphasizes the importance of the concept of self-confidence in being a lifelong learner and tries to explain the place of self-confidence in the context of lifelong learning, is to reveal the relationship between the self-confidence levels and lifelong learning levels of women working in the public sector, the lifelong learning levels of working women and To examine their self-confidence in terms of various variables (age, profession, marital status, educational status, years of service). The research was conducted with the relational scanning model, one of the general scanning models. Data were collected with the Women's Self-Confidence Scale and the Employees' Lifelong Learning Scale. The sample group consists of 396 female employees working in the public sector in the center of a province located in the Western Black Sea Region. As a result of the research, it was determined that the self-confidence levels and lifelong learning levels of working women were high. While there was no significant difference between women's self-confidence levels and the variables of age, marital status, education level, professional group, and years of service; It was observed that the only variable that had a relationship with self-confidence was income level. A significant relationship was found between the lifelong learning level of women and the variables of age, education level, occupational group, years of service and income level; It was revealed that there was no significant relationship with the marital status variable. There is a moderate positive relationship between working women's lifelong learning levels and their self-confidence. It has also been concluded that the self-confidence of working women makes it easier for them in their working lives and has positive effects on their lifelong learning competencies.

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