The aim of this study is to analyze the relationship between the leadership style demonstrated in sports sciences faculties and the motivation of the academic staff. Method: Leadership style scale (Taş and friends., 2007; α=940) is used for the academic staff who work in Sports Sciences Faculties in Aegean Region to measure the leadership style of the administration and learning motivation scale (Mahmutoğulları, 2015; α=807) is used for the academic staff in order to measure their motivation. Findings: There is no significant connection between the personal information of the academic staff who work in Sports Sciences Faculties in Aegean Region and their learning motivation. But, there is a negative relationship between learning motivation and rise on the academic degree. According to the research findings, there is a relationship between the leadership style and the learning motivation of the academic staff. There is a negative relationship between the autocratic leadership style and the learning motivation. There is a positive relationship between the democratic, laisses-faire, transformational and transactional leadership and the learning motivation of the academic staff. In consequence, it is determined that autocratic leadership affects negatively to academic personnel. In other words, their learning motivations are low due to the this autocratic leadership.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Sports Medicine |
Journal Section | Research Article |
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Publication Date | December 30, 2020 |
Published in Issue | Year 2020 Volume: 18 Issue: 4 |