Abstract
The study aims to examine whether the use of technology has a predictive effect on the employability perceptions of university students studying in the field of sports sciences in terms of variables of gender, department and foreign language knowledge levels. The sample of this study, that aims to examine the predictive effect of the level of technology use of students studying in the field of sports sciences on their perceptions of employability, and to examine these concepts in terms of gender, department, working in the fields of sports sciences and level of foreign language knowledge, consisted of a total of 232 participants, 101 females and 131 males. In the study the “Employability Perception Scale” (EPS) developed by Rothwell et al. (2008) and adapted into Turkish by Karlı (2016), and the Technology Use Scale (TUS) developed by Zincirkıran and Tiftik (2014) were used. According to the results of the analysis, a significant difference was found in the use of technology in terms of foreign language knowledge (p < 0.05). No significant difference was determined in terms of FAI and TSK and other variables. Finally, it was determined that the use of technology had a 22% effect on the perception of employability. As a result, it is possible to state that the employability perceptions and technology use levels of the students studying in the field of sports sciences are high, and the use of technology is a significant predictor of the employability perception.
Highlights
The concept of employability, defined as an individual’s ability to maintain the job he has or to get the job he desires (Rothwell & Arnold, 2007), and the perception of employability, defined as the individual’s perception of the possibilities of obtaining and maintaining employment (Vanhercke et al, 2014), are the concepts of recent university graduates
The study aims to examine whether the use of technology has a predictive effect on the employability perceptions of university students studying in the field of sports sciences in terms of variables of gender, department and foreign language knowledge levels
The sample of this study, that aims to examine the predictive effect of the level of technology use of students studying in the field of sports sciences on their perceptions of employability, and to examine these concepts in terms of gender, department, working in the fields of sports sciences and level of foreign language knowledge, consisted of a total of 232 participants, 101 females and 131 males
Summary
The concept of employability, defined as an individual’s ability to maintain the job he has or to get the job he desires (Rothwell & Arnold, 2007), and the perception of employability, defined as the individual’s perception of the possibilities of obtaining and maintaining employment (Vanhercke et al, 2014), are the concepts of recent university graduates. Individuals who are competent in terms of knowledge, skills and experience are needed in an environment where organizations in a war of existence have to cope with increasing quality and quantity on the one hand, and have to keep up with the rapidly globalizing world on the other hand (Kaçay et al, 2020). In this context, in addition to the investment made in education and work experience, competence development can be said to be one of the three components that increase the capacity of individuals to achieve a job or be employable (Karlı, 2016). It is possible to say that one of the most important concepts of changing factors in this direction is technological developments
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