Investigation of the effect of participation of studentsin private education coursesin recreational activities on academic life (Malatya province example)

Objective:Theaim of thisstudy is toexaminetheeffects of participation in leisure time andrecreationalactivities on academicandsocial life of highschoolseniorandgraduatestudentswhoarepreparingfortheuniversityexam in privateeducationcourses. Materials and methods:Theuniverse of thisresearchconsists of studentsattendingprivateeducationcourses in Malatya in the 2020-2021 academicyear. Thesample of thestudyconsisted of 200 individualsselectedbyrandomknittingmethodfromthestudentswhoseagesrangedfrom 17-22 yearsandabove, whowereenrolled in Integral, Yeni Hamle and Kültür specialeducationcourses in Malatya. Statistical analysis of thefindings of theexamination of highschoolgraduatesandhighschoolseniorsaccordingtotheuse of theirspare time andparticipation in recreationalactivitiesduringthepreparationperiodfortheexamwasmade in the SPSS 23 package program. Frequency, averageandpercentagecalculationsweremadeforthefindings of theefficientuse of leisure time accordingtothedemographiccharacteristics of theresearchgroup, theirleisure time use, theirparticipation in recreationalactivities in theirspare time at school, theirparticipation in recreationalactivitiesoutside of school, thebenefits of recreationalactivitiesandtheirpersonalskills. Results:Inlinewiththefindingsobtained in thestudy, whatactivitiesthestudents do in theirspare time andthereasonsfordoingtheseactivitiesarerevealed. Inlinewiththedataobtained in thestudy, it is revealedwhichrecreationalactivitiesthestudents do in theirfree time andthereasonsfordoingtheseactivities. Conclusion:Inlinewiththeresults of thestudy, it is seenthatwhilemost of thestudentshave an average of 3 to 6 hours of free time on weekdaysand 6 hoursormore on weekends, theyspend a maximum of 1-2 hours of thisfree time withrecreationalactivities. Inotherwords, it turnsoutthatstudents do not sparemuch time forrecreationalactivities in theirspare time andcannotusetheirfree time effectivelyandefficiently.