e-International Journal of Educational Research

Abstract

In this study, it was investigated whether adolescents living in two different European countries and belonging to the same ethnic group differ from other ethnic groups in terms of their participation in leisure activities. For this purpose, 634 adolescents between the ages of 14-24, 88 Germans living in Germany, 75 Turks living in Germany, 268 Turks and 203 Albanians living in Kosovo, were used as subjects. In this study, in which the leisure activity scale developed by Özekes (2011) was used, the scale was translated into German and Albanian. During data collection, the scale was applied in German to Germans, Albanian to Albanians, and Turkish to Turks. The leisure activity scale was applied to the subjects in different social environments or schools in the countries they lived in, randomly selected among individuals who volunteered to participate in the research. The results of the one-way ANOVA analysis showed that there was a significant difference (P<.001) in all sub-areas of the leisure activity scale among the ethnic groups participating in the research. Dunnet test for artistic, social and physical leisure activity subscales in posthock analyzes in order to determine from which groups this significant difference was found; LSD multiple comparison tests were performed for intellectual, practical and self-care subscales. As a result of the multiple comparison tests, it was found that German adolescents differed significantly from Turkish adolescents in all leisure activities. Likewise, it has been found that there are significant differences in social, intellectual, practical and self-care activities between ethnic groups living in Kosovo, Turks and Albanians. When the findings are evaluated in general, it has been evaluated that the level of participation in leisure activities is more related to the values of the ethnic group to which they belong, than the dominant culture of the country in which they live. Adolescent individuals show a tendency to participate in leisure activities that fit the ethnic cultural values of their families and in which they grew up. Although socio-economic level was not measured in this study, this difference between ethnic groups is not related to socio-economic level, but it is thought that this distinction may be due to vital and communicative differences between different ethnic groups. . Since the participation of adolescents in leisure activities in a country like our country, where different ethnic groups live, may be related to their own cultural values, it has been emphasized that the creation of joint leisure time activities during adolescence may positively affect inter-ethnic relations in terms of strengthening intercultural relations among adolescents.