Mehmet Behzat Turan

The Relationship with Life Satisfaction between Health Promoting Behaviours of Special Education Teachers (Kayseri City Sample)

In this study it was aimed to investigate the relationship between life satisfaction and health promoting behaviour of teachers worked special education schools in Kayseri city. Randomly selected, 102 teachers were participated to the study volunteerly. Volunteers were performed demographic questionnaire, Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale II (HLBS II) and life satisfaction inventory. Data were analyzed by using IBM SPSS (version 20.0). Spearman Correlation parameter calculated in order to comment the relationship with data, Multiple regretion analysis was performed for the predictive power of life satisfaction for health promoting behaviour levels of participants. According to analysis, a positive relationship was found between life satisfaction and health promoting behaviours levels of teachers and it was found that life satisfaction levels predictived health promoting behaviour levels. As a result of this study, it was found that teachers had higher life satisfaction, were tend towards to higher health promoting behaviours. It was thought that increased life satisfaction of teachers could increase their health promoting behaviours, so that quality of education, they provided to handicapped students, would increase in the same parallels

Investigation of Self-Reported Teaching Style Preferences and Perceptions of Physical Education and Sport Teacher Candidates

The purpose of this study was to investigate self-reported teaching style preferences and perceptions of physical education and sport teacher candidates which studying Physical education and Sport Teacher department and teaching formation certificate programme Randomly selected two-hundred and thirty physical education teacher candidates studying in 3 different universities participated in the study. In order to collect data Turkish version of “Physical Education Teachers’ Perceptions of Teaching Styles-(PETPTS)” was used. Data were analyzed by using IBM SPSS (version 20.0). Descriptive statistics were presented. For statistical analysis, repeated measures anova was performed. According to analysis, while command style was the most preferred teaching styles of both physical education and sport teacher candidates, at the least was self-teaching styles. In addition to, Physical education teacher candidates were the highest command style perceptions while teaching formation certificate programme were the highest practice style in teaching style perception value. As a result of repeated measure of analysis, statistically significant interaction was found each sub-dimensions of using teaching style levels and teaching style perceptions As a result of this study, difference was not found at prefered teaching style and perception values of sport teacher candidates which studying Physical education and Sport Teacher department and teaching formation certificate programme. In cause of this situation, we can say that regardless of department of physical education and sport fundemantels, show similiar teaching styles. Also, teaching a new skill in physical education and sport result from, multiple teaching styles can be used interbedded. So that, teaching formation certificate programme does not change teaching styles of physical education and sport teacher candidates

The Relationship with Self Esteem Between Self Monitoring Levels of Sub Elite In-Door Soccer Players

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship with self-esteem between self monitoring levels of sub-elite in-door soccer players. For this aim, 86 male and 91 female athletes at the ages of 18–28 years were participated in this study voluntarily. The participants were studying at 7 different universities that joined the in-door soccer championship of Turkish University Sport Federation. The Socio-demographic data form, Self-monitoring Scale, and Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory were performed by the participants. The data was analyzed by using IBM SPSS (version 20.0). The Spearman Correlation parameter calculated in order to comment the relationship with data, Multiple regretion analysis were performed for the predictive power of self-esteem for self monitoring levels of the participants. According to the analysis, a negative relationship was found among self-esteem, self-monitoring total score, and extraversion levels. And it was found that self-esteem levels predictived self monitoring levels substantially. It was found that the self-monitoring and extraversion affected self-esteem negatively, it was thought that highly self-esteemed athletes have a tendency to see themselves as superior than the other athletes, ignore the extraneous criticism. No matter what self-esteem levels is that extraversion and acting altitute (attitude) ? has not change. Consequently, self-esteem has reverse relationship with self-monitoring properties since trainers and teachers both is raised self-esteem and is helped self-monitoring themselves.

The Relationship with Self Esteem Between Assertiveness Levels of Sub-Elite In-Door Soccer Players

The aim of this study was investigated the relationship with self esteem between assertiveness levels of sub-elite in-door soccer players. For this aim, 18–28 aged, 86 male and 91 female athletes studying 7 universities which joined in-door soccer championship of Turkish University Sport Federation was participated to study volunteerly. Participants were performed socio- demographic data formi Rathus Assertiveness Schedule and Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory. Data were analyzed by using IBM SPSS (version 20.0). Spearman Correlation parameter calculated in order to comment the relationship with data, Multiple regretion analysis was performed for the predictive power of self-esteem for assertiveness levels of participants. According to analysis, a positive relationship was found between self esteem and assertivenes levels and it was found that self-esteem levels predictived assertiveness levels substantially. As a result of this study, high self-eseteemed athletes could transfer their feelings to others and could increase their assertiveness levels. It was known that highly self-esteemed athletes could increase their performance. Therefore, we could say that necessary studies about athletes’ gaining assertiveness behaviors, should take part of primary studies of trainers.