Study of the faculty of sports sciences students' attitudes towards disabled individuals (Case of Pamukkale University)

Abstract

Aim: The aim of the research is to examine the attitudes of Sports Sciences Faculty students studying at Pamukkale University towards disabled individuals. Method: The model of the research is general survey model from the descriptive survey model. The sample of the research consists of 255 students studying at Pamukkale University Faculty of Sport Sciences and participated in the research on a voluntary basis. As data collection tool “Multidimensional Attitudes Scale Toward Persons with Disabilities”, which is developed by Findler, Vilchinsky and Werner (2007) and adapted to Turkish by Yelpaze and Türküm (2018), is used. The scale is 31 items, 5-point Likert type scale consists of three dimensions (Affect, Cognition, Behaviour). SPSS package program was used in the analysis of the data. The normality structures of the distributions were examined. Based on the normality distribution results, the appropriate ones from the pairwise and multiple comparison tests were selected. Results: No significant difference was found between the scores obtained from the scale and the variables of gender, having a disabled person in the family, having a disabled person in the classroom, taking physical education and sports course for the disabled, and the department they were educated in. A significant difference was found in the variable of the academic year at the university, and it was determined that the 2nd grade students showed more positive attitudes towards the disabled in the total score.