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Üniversite Seçim Sürecinde Üniversite İmaj Çekicilerinin Önem Düzeyi: Potansiyel Üniversite Öğrencileri Üzerinde Bir Uygulama

Importance Level of Image Attractors in The Process of University Selection: An Application on Prospective University Students in Turkey

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Abstract (2. Language): 
The purpose of this study is to determine the importance level of image attractors in the process of University Selection for Senior High-School Students. The participants were composed of 450 senior high-school students. Research data in the model of descriptive survey was collected through image attractors’ instrument of higher education institutions developed by researchers. As a result of the research, it was observed that high school students mostly gave importance to the university quality image attractor in the process of university selection. This image attractor was followed by socio-economical opportunities of the university, cultural opportunities of the university, opportunities provided by the city where the university is situated, physical opportunities of the university, the distance between the residence city and the city where the university is situated, narratives about the university, and university promotion activities respectively.
Abstract (Original Language): 
Bu araştırmanın amacı, lise öğrencilerinin görüşlerine dayalı olarak lise son sınıf öğrencilerinin üniversite tercihlerinde dikkate aldıkları üniversite imajı çekicilerinin belirlenmesidir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubu Kocaeli ili İzmit ilçesinde öğrenim gören 450 lise son sınıf öğrencisinden oluşmaktadır. Betimsel tarama modelindeki araştırmanın verileri araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen yükseköğretim kurumlarının imaj çekicileri ölçeği ile toplanmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda lise öğrencilerin üniversite tercihlerinde en çok üniversitenin kalitesi imaj çekicisini dikkate aldıkları görülmüştür. Bu imaj çekicisini sırasıyla; üniversitenin sosyoekonomik olanakları, üniversitenin kültürel olanakları, üniversitenin bulunduğu şehrin olanakları, üniversitenin fiziksel olanakları, üniversitenin bulunduğu şehrin yaşanılan yere uzaklığı, üniversite ile ilgili anlatılar ve üniversitenin tanıtım etkinlikleri imaj çekicileri izlemektedir.
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