A research on leadersship orientations and communication skills of faculty of sports sciences students

The aim of the study is to examine the leadership orientations and communication skills of the students studying at the Sports Sciences Faculties in the Aegean region. This study was designed in correlational survey model, one of the quantitative research methods. The study group consists of a total of 510 students from the departments of Sports Management, Coaching Education, Physical Education and Sports Teaching and Recreation, studying at the Sports Sciences Faculties in the Aegean region. Personal Information Form, "Four Frame Leadership Theory" which was developed by Bolman and Deal (1991) and of which validity and reliability study was held by Dereli (2003) was performed on the study group by the researcher. Another scale used in the research is the "Communication Skills Assessment Scale" developed by Korkut (1996). In the statistical analysis of the data obtained; test for normality, unpaired t-test and one-way analysis of variance were used. As a result of the analysis, it is seen that the communication skills of female students are higher than that of male students, and as the sports year increases, communication skills also increase. At the same time, it can be said that the life experiences of the individuals, the organizations they have participated in, the attitudes and behaviors of the parents towards the individual, the education they have received with the department they study affect the leadership orientation levels of the students.