INVESTIGATION OF RECREATION BENEFIT LEVELS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS AND DIFFERENT BRANCH TEACHERS ACCORDING TO SOME VARIABLES

Abstract

This study was conducted to examine the recreation benefit levels of physical education teachers and teachers of different branches in terms of some demographic variables. The study group of the research consists of a total of 425 teachers of Physical Education and other branches of public and private high schools affiliated to the Ministry of National Education in Istanbul. The study data were obtained through personal information form and recreation utility scale (RFS). Relational survey model was used in the research. The data obtained were analysed using SPSS 25.0 package programme and the significance level was determined as 0.05. According to the findings of the study, it was determined that female pre-service teachers developed a more positive and respectful attitude towards the profession. In addition, when the mean scores were analysed, it was concluded that the highest level of respect was found in participants aged 25 years and above. As another result, it was concluded that the average scores of the working students were significantly higher than the non-working students in the Respect for the Profession sub-dimension.