Assessment of the gender perceptions of students studying in sports sciences faculties (Istanbul, Albania, Kosovo example)

Gender perception is one of the most important elements that has become widely prevalent, especially in sports formations in recent times. The aim to be achieved in this study is; It is an evaluation of the gender perceptions of students studying at Sports Sciences Faculties. Institutions that supported the creation of the study: Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Sports Sciences, Albania Tirana Sports University Faculty of Movement Sciences and Kosovo Pristina University Physical Education and Sports Faculties. A total of 267 students from each region voluntarily participated in the survey studies conducted in Istanbul, Albania and Kosovo. "Gender Perception Scale" was used as a data collection tool. In analyzing the data, descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, minimum, maximum), Spearman correlation coefficient to examine the relationship between age and perception scores, unrelated samples t test for the gender variable to examine the difference according to demographic characteristics, and one-way variance in unrelated measurements for the country variable. analysis (One Way ANOVA) was performed. According to the findings, it is seen that students' average perception scores differ significantly according to gender. Female students' average scores are higher than male students' average scores. Accordingly, women's Gender Perceptions are more positive than men's perceptions.