Investigation of the relationship between lifelong learning and e-learning attitudes in physiotherapist candidates

In today's information society, individuals need to be lifelong learners in order to keep up with the pace of change. Considering the learning preferences of students along with technological developments, e-learning environments have an important place for the effectiveness and sustainability of the lifelong learning process. The aim of our study is to examine the lifelong learning attitudes of physiotherapy and rehabilitation students, their attitudes towards e-learning, their readiness for e-learning and the relationships between these parameters. The research sample of the study consists of 342 students who volunteered to participate in the study studying at Süleyman Demirel University Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation in the 2023-2024 academic year. Throughout the study, data were collected with the Personal Information Form, Lifelong Learning Attitude Scale, E-Learning Readiness Scale and E-Learning Attitude Scale. According to the research results, it was found that physiotherapist candidates' lifelong learning attitudes and readiness for e-learning were at a high level. It was found that the attitudes of physiotherapist candidates towards e-learning were at a medium level. It was determined that the scale scores of each scale did not change statistically significantly according to gender and grade level. It was observed that there was a positive and moderate relationship between students' lifelong learning attitudes and their readiness for e-learning. It was observed that there was a positive and moderate relationship between students' attitudes towards e-learning and their readiness for e-learning. It has been determined that there is a relationship between daily use time of social media and readiness for e-learning. It was also found that there is a relationship between the number of years of social media use and attitude towards e-learning.