This study was planned to determine the effect of a series of 8-week recreational activities on the personal, social and general adjustment levels and academic success of high school students (between 14-16 years). The data was collected from a total of 36 students, made up two groups each containing 18 members. They were all recruited voluntarily from students in the first year class of the Mugla Mimar Sinan High School. The data collected were analyzed using the SPSS 21 software and complemented by the Mann Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis variance analysis techniques. Significant differences (0.01) were found between the pre-test and post-test scores for antisocial inclinations in the experimental group. Significant differences (0.01) also were found between the post-test scores for antisocial inclinations in the experimental and the control groups. Significant differences (0.05) were found between the pre-test and post-test scores for emotional determinants in the experimental group and the pre-test and post-test scores for social adjustment in the experimental group. No significant difference was found between other parameters among the groups. It was concluded at the end of the study that recreation was effective on the adjustment level of the adolescents and that this effect was also noted to positively affect the academic success of the subjects.

Küreselleşme ile birlikte, ekonominin en temel var oluş nedeni olan arz ve talep dengesinin korunması ve iletişim teknolojilerindeki gelişmeler ile paralel olarak bireysel ihtiyaçların artması nedeniyle var olan kaynakların etkin ve verimli kullanılmasının önemi giderek artmıştır ve spor sektörü önemi artan sektörlerden biridir. Dünyanın en büyük hizmet sektörlerinden biri olarak kabul edilen, sürekli olarak gelişen ekonomik hacmiyle birçok ülkede ekonomilerin lokomotif sektörlerinden biri olan sektöre yönelik olarak gelişen spor-ekonomi ilişkisini; pazarlama, spor işletmeleri, spor teşkilatları, spor ürünleri/hizmetleri, spor medyası, spora yönelik teknoloji, spora yönelik organizasyonlar temelinde geliştiren spor ekonomisi günümüzün popüler disiplinlerinden bir tanesidir. Spor ekonomisine yönelik olarak mikro ve makro düzeyde; politikalar, planlar, stratejiler geliştirmekte ve bu kapsamda, spor sektörüne yönelik yeni iş fırsatlarının ortaya çıkması, eğitim süreçlerinde spor tabanlı yeni programların ve projelerin hayata geçirilmesi, bireyler arasındaki ekonomik, kültürel, sosyal etkileşim-iletişimin kuvvetlendirilmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Yürütülen bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye'de uygulanan spor ekonomisi politikalarının 2001'den günümüze, kalkınma planları, spora ayrılan bütçeler ve stratejik hedefler çerçevesinde değerlendirilerek Türk spor ekonomisine yönelik çerçeve belirlemektir. Uygulanan politikalar, hukuki altyapı, bütçe, kalkınma planları, uygulamalar ve sonuçların değerlendirilmesiyle varılan temel sonuç, Türkiye'de küresel düzeyde sportif başarılar elde edilmesi noktasında spor ekonomisine daha fazla değer verilmesi ve spora yönelik stratejik hedeflerin daha etkin uygulanmasıdır.

This study aimed to determine the prevalence of obesity and the level of association between body mass index (BMI) and total skinfold thickness (TST) in physically active (PA) and sedentary boys and girls aged between 8-14 years. This relationship was tested by Spearman rank order correlation. In both genders, the lower obesity tendency between the ages of 8 and 11 years reached the highest level at the age of 12 years. In sedentary boys, the relationship between BMI and TST at 9 and 11 years old was at the highest level whereas it was the lowest level at 12 and 14 years old. In PA boys, there was a high-level relationship between BMI and TST at 9 and 10 years, and this relationship was the lowest at 12 and 14 years. In PA girls, the relationship between BMI and TST of 9, 10, and 11 years was at the highest and was the lowest at 12 and 13 years. In sedentary girls, the relationship between BMI and TST from 8 to 14 years tends to increase slightly. In conclusion, BMI and TST measurements cannot be used alternately in the evaluation of body composition of inactive and sedentary children aged 8-14 years.

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Background: Assertiveness, which is defined as the way individuals express themselves and as a part of healthy life, is among the prominent features of people who do sports. Assertiveness is an element that increases the quality of people's relationships with their environment. Aim: The aim of this study is to examine the assertiveness scores of the athletes engaged in individual sports in different branches according to independent variables. Methods: The research was designed according to the relational screening model. The sample of the research; The sample consists of 201 participants selected by simple random sampling method among the athletes dealing with different individual sports branches. The branches of the athletes; (Consists of taekwondo and cycling sports) Results: In the study, the personal information form created by the researcher to collect information about the independent variables (gender, age,) that are thought to be effective in the research, and the Rathus Assertiveness Inventory (RAE) were used. It is seen that 1% of the participants are in the avoidant group, 88.6% are in the moderately avoidant group, and 10.6% are in the assertive group. Conclusion: When the assertiveness scale mean scores of the participants by gender are examined, it is seen that the level of assertiveness by gender does not differ statistically significantly. When the assertiveness scale mean scores of the participants according to age are examined, it is seen that the level of assertiveness according to age does not differ statistically significantly. Keywords: Assertiveness, individual sport, Taekwondo, Cycling.