Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.15516/cje.v22i4.3493
Relationship between Academic Motivation and Student Alienation: A Study of Undergraduate Students of Sports Sciences
Olcay Kiremitci
orcid.org/0000-0001-5966-0116
; Physical Education and Sports Teaching Department Faculty of Sport Sciences Ege University Ege Üniversitesi Rektörlüğü Gençlik Caddesi No:12 35040 Bornova-İZMİR, Turkey
Berkcan Boz
orcid.org/0000-0003-4203-5829
; Physical Education and Sports Teaching Department Faculty of Sport Sciences Ege University Ege Üniversitesi Rektörlüğü Gençlik Caddesi No:12 35040 Bornova-İZMİR, Turkey
Mustafa Engür
orcid.org/0000-0001-9435-9951
; Physical Education and Sports Teaching Department Faculty of Sport Sciences Ege University Ege Üniversitesi Rektörlüğü Gençlik Caddesi No:12 35040 Bornova-İZMİR, Turkey
Abstract
The aim of the study was to determine the correlation between academic motivation
and alienation of undergraduate students attending different departments in the
field of sports sciences. The 671 undergraduate students participating in the study
were receiving higher education in the field of sports sciences at Ege University,
Faculty of Sports Sciences, in Izmir. The data for the study were collected through
two different measurement instruments, namely the Student Alienation Scale and
the Academic Motivation Scale. The results of the canonical correlation analysis
show significance in the first two canonical functions for the sample groups attending
the Physical Education and Sports Teaching and Coaching Education departments,
whereas the first three canonical functions were found to be significant for Sports
Management. In the evaluation of the canonical pairs obtained, it can be seen that
the weakness and amotivation subscales stand out in the first function in all groups.
Within the scope of the second function, while the “anomy” and “extrinsic motivation
– external regulation” scales are notable in the sports management group, the
“weakness” and “extrinsic motivation – introjected regulation” scales are prominent
in the groups. As for the third canonical function, the “intrinsic motivation to
accomplish” and “isolation” scales underpin the relation for sports management
students. The internal dynamics caused by the differences among departments
based on their curricula may be the reason behind the differentiation within the
relationship spiral. In addition, conditions of graduate employment and students’
gains based on sporting experience affect academic motivation and alienation states.
Keywords
alienation; athletes; education department; self-determination; sports education
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250642
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Publication date:
20.12.2020.
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