Examination of the awareness of olympic values and paralympic games of Sports Sciences Faculty according to sports and different variables

Purpose: In this study, it is aimed to "Investigate the Awareness of Sports Sciences Faculty Students on Olympic Values and Paralympic Olympics According to Sports and Different Variables". Method: The universe of this study consists of students who continue their active education at Erzurum Technical University in the 2024/2025 academic year. The sample consists of a total of 110 students of the Faculty of Sports Sciences, 42 female and 68 male, who agreed to participate in the study voluntarily and were accessible within the universe. A questionnaire form consisting of two parts was used in the study. This prepared questionnaire was applied to the students face to face (in a classroom environment) after obtaining the necessary permissions. The data were analyzed with SPSS 26.0 Windows package program. Depending on the number of categories of the independent variable, Independent Sample t-Test was used in paired groups, and One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and LSD test from Posthoc tests were used in multiple groups. The results were interpreted according to the significance level of p<0.05. Findings When the research data were examined, it was determined that there were significant differences in favor of minimum wage and below in the sub-dimensions of the Olympic values scale according to the income level variable of the students, and that there were statistically significant differences in favor of male students in the gender variable, in favor of 3rd graders in the grade level variable and in favor of those who do sports in the sports variable in the Paralympic Olympics awareness scale. Conclusion: These results reveal that the income level, gender, education level and participation levels of the students in sports have significant effects on Olympic values and Paralympic Olympics awareness. Keywords: Olympics, Paralympic Games, Sports, University Student