The evolution of the ideas of graduated and still studying students about preferences and the education system of Sport Management Department in Akdeniz University Physical Education and Sport School with concept of sector centered education

Abstract

The aim of this research is to determine the level of satisfaction from curriculum and education, relationship level with the industry, qualified employment level, expectations of graduated and undergraduate students about their professional life, job choice of graduated students from Akdeniz University, Physical Education and Sport School, Sport Management Department. And the results are meaningful and must be seriously taken for designing new curriculum and for customer centered education. This research is one of the first survey in this concept for defining expectations of graduated and undergraduate sport management students and can give many ideas for designer.

Sampling group occurs 156 graduated and 130 currently students. Research is due diligence and descriptive statistic methods are used for evaluations and representation of data.

As a result; graduated and still studying students want to work in the private sector. Awareness of Sport Management is higher in still studying students. Both graduated and still studying students didn’t prefer the school not in priority, they wanted to attend some other  department but they couldn’t get enough score so they are in Sport Management Department. They think that school management do not help them for their employment and they believe that communications between sport management department and the sport sector and marketing strategies of the school is not sufficient enough.

When sector centered education system apply in the Sport Management, many of the problem concerning with education and the curriculum is going to solve easily and the organic link between sector and the sport management department is going to get strong.