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Year 2015, Volume: 17 Issue: 1, 84 - 91, 02.07.2015

Hulya Unlu Pinar Guzel Melike Esentas Selhan Ozbey

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Volunteerism and international sport organisations: XVII. Mediterranean Games

Year 2015, Volume: 17 Issue: 1, 84 - 91, 02.07.2015

Hulya Unlu Pinar Guzel Melike Esentas Selhan Ozbey

Abstract

After the recent candidacy process and while the Olympic Games are going on to be a dream, very important and large-scale organizations are continuing to be done in our Country. The head of them is XVII. Mediterranean Games which can not be placed in Greece because of economical reasons. One of the most important activities as such large and the successful execution of the multi-level voluntary organization of sporting events lead voluntary organization. The aim of this study; is to determinate the demographics and causes of participation of volunteers who are employed in the Games of which Mersin is the host, and to determinate the volunteers at the individual and activity level during the Games. In this study, the method of qualitative research approach is applied on 29 employed volunteers in Games. At the end of the interviews face to face with volunteers; the assessments on individual and activity level during the organisation and demographic characteristics and causes of participation are revealed.

Keywords

International sport activities Mediterranean Games voluntariness

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  • Daly JA. Volunteers in South Australian Sport: A study. Canberra: Australian Sport Commission, 1991.
  • Status Report of Volunteerism in the World. Publication: United Nation Volunteers (UNV), 2011.
  • Fernandez A, Reguena G. Volunteering Versus Olimpizm. Volunteers Global Society and the Olympic Movement. Papers of Symposium Held In Lausuenne, 24 – 26 Nowember, 1999: 2-5.
  • Koşan A, Güneş E. Volunteerism and Erzurum 2011 Winter Universiades. Journal of Atatürk University Social Sciences, 2009; 13(2): 1-18.
  • Mersin Youth Services and Sport Provincial Directorate. http://mersin.gsb.gov.tr/Sayfalar/Akdeniz-Oyunlar%C4%B1- Tarih%C3%A7 esi.aspx (access: 22.09.2013, s. 15.55)
  • Özşen G. Determining Weather Expectations of Voluntary Participants who served in 2010 World Basketball Championship are met or not, Marmara University Institute of Health Sciences, Master Thesis, İstanbul, 2012.
  • Sertbaş K. UNIVERSIADE2005 Reasons of Voluntary Human Resources who were on duty in İzmir Games for Attending to the Organization and Analysis of Motivational Factors, Dissertation which is proposed by Kocaeli University Institute of Health Sciences’ Regulations for Department of Physical Education and Sport Programme, Kocaeli, 2006.
  • Sertbaş K, Atalı L, Taşkıran Y, Gönener A. ‘Voluntary Human Resources Organization’, Practice Sample for Turkey in Sport, VII. International Sports Sciences Congress, Antalya, 2002.
  • Strigas AD. Motivational factors for student volunteers and the development of an incentive typology in sport settings. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2003; 74, 90.
  • Tütüncü Ö, Aydın İ, Koca M, Kosova S, Avcı N. Evaluation of Motivations of the Volunteers participating in Recreational Therapy Camp, II. Recreation Research Congress, Aydın, 2013.
  • National Youth and Sport Policy Certificate. http://www.gsb.gov.tr/content/files/ulusalgenclikvesporpoliti kasi.pdf (access: 16.09. 2013, p. 38). 13. Wikipedia.
  • http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akdeniz_Oyunlar
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  • Yıldırım A, Şimşek H. Research Methods in Social Sciences, Ankara: Seçkin Publishing, 2006.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Sports Medicine
Journal Section Articles
Authors

Hulya Unlu This is me

Pinar Guzel This is me

Melike Esentas

Selhan Ozbey This is me

Publication Date July 2, 2015
Published in Issue Year 2015 Volume: 17 Issue: 1

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APA Unlu, H., Guzel, P., Esentas, M., Ozbey, S. (2015). Volunteerism and international sport organisations: XVII. Mediterranean Games. Turkish Journal of Sport and Exercise, 17(1), 84-91.
AMA Unlu H, Guzel P, Esentas M, Ozbey S. Volunteerism and international sport organisations: XVII. Mediterranean Games. Turk J Sport Exe. August 2015;17(1):84-91.
Chicago Unlu, Hulya, Pinar Guzel, Melike Esentas, and Selhan Ozbey. “Volunteerism and International Sport Organisations: XVII. Mediterranean Games”. Turkish Journal of Sport and Exercise 17, no. 1 (August 2015): 84-91.
EndNote Unlu H, Guzel P, Esentas M, Ozbey S (August 1, 2015) Volunteerism and international sport organisations: XVII. Mediterranean Games. Turkish Journal of Sport and Exercise 17 1 84–91.
IEEE H. Unlu, P. Guzel, M. Esentas, and S. Ozbey, “Volunteerism and international sport organisations: XVII. Mediterranean Games”, Turk J Sport Exe, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 84–91, 2015.
ISNAD Unlu, Hulya et al. “Volunteerism and International Sport Organisations: XVII. Mediterranean Games”. Turkish Journal of Sport and Exercise 17/1 (August 2015), 84-91.
JAMA Unlu H, Guzel P, Esentas M, Ozbey S. Volunteerism and international sport organisations: XVII. Mediterranean Games. Turk J Sport Exe. 2015;17:84–91.
MLA Unlu, Hulya et al. “Volunteerism and International Sport Organisations: XVII. Mediterranean Games”. Turkish Journal of Sport and Exercise, vol. 17, no. 1, 2015, pp. 84-91.
Vancouver Unlu H, Guzel P, Esentas M, Ozbey S. Volunteerism and international sport organisations: XVII. Mediterranean Games. Turk J Sport Exe. 2015;17(1):84-91.
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