TURİZM FAKÜLTESİ ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN BAZI DEMOGRAFİK ÖZELLİKLERİNE GÖRE SERBEST ZAMAN MOTİVASYONLARININ İNCELENMESİ: AKDENİZ ÜNİVERSİTESİ ÖRNEĞİ

Abstract

This research was conducted to determine the possible meaningful differences in the level of leisure time motivation according to some demographic characteristics of the Akdeniz University, Faculty of Tourism students. The "Leisure Time Motivation Scale (LMS)" developed by Beard and Ragheb (1983, p.228) was used to determine the level of leisure time motivation. The data were collected from 230 students studying in the departments of Travel Management, Hospitality Management and Food and Beverage Management of the Faculty of Tourism during 2015-2016 academic year and analyzed with Anova and Independent Sample T-Test. The results of the research reveal that there is a significant difference in the motivation of students to participate in recreational activities according to gender, age and class characteristics. The results can be guiding to faculty and university managers in order to arrange recreational activities for students.