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Abstract: The purpose of this study is to determine the level of leadership qualities of students and to compare them according to their gender, department and classes. Descriptive model, one of the quantitative research methods, was adopted in the research. The population of the research consists of students at Akdeniz University Faculty of Sport Sciences in the 2018-2019 academic year. The sample consists of 217 students whose sample is determined using the simple random (probabilistic) sampling method. In the research, "Leadership Qualities Scale" developed by Cansoy, Türkoğlu and Parlar (2016) was used as a data collection tool. Data collection tool is a 5-point Likert type scale, in 6 sub-dimensions [Self-confidence (8 items), Group Work (7 items), Reliability (5 items), Persuasion Ability (3 items), Problem Solving (3 items) and Responsibility (2 items)] from 28 items. In this research, the Cronbach alpha reliability coefficient for the entire scale of leadership qualities was calculated as .85. Frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, unpaired t-test and ANOVA analyzes were used for data analysis. As a result of the research, it was concluded that the leadership levels of the students were high. In the comparison made according to gender, it was concluded that women were higher than men in terms of reliability and responsibility. When the leadership qualities of the students were compared according to their departments, it was concluded that the students in the sports management department had higher levels of group work and reliability than the students in the trainer education department. As a result of the comparison made according to the classes, it was concluded that 4th graders have higher self-confidence, persuasion ability and responsibility than 1st graders.

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