EXAMINATION OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS' BOUNDARYLESS AND PROTEAN CAREER ATTITUDES

This study examines the unlimited and versatile career attitudes of individuals working as

Physical Education Teachers in Erzurum regarding various variables. A total of 263 teachers, 158

male, and 105 female, participated in the study using the quantitative research model. The data

collection tools used in the study consisted of two parts. In the first part, the "Personal Information

Form" was used to determine the demographic characteristics of the participants, and in the second

part, the "Unlimited and Multidimensional Career Attitude Scale" was used. The data obtained in

the research were analyzed by frequency analysis, the One-Way Anova test, t-test, and correlation

analysis. According to gender, male teachers' unlimited career attitudes were significantly higher

than female teachers. According to the marital status variable, it is seen that the versatile career

attitudes of single teachers are significantly higher than those of married teachers. According to the

age variable, it was determined that the unlimited career attitudes of the teachers aged 49 and over

were significantly higher than the teachers aged 30 and under. The seniority variable determined

that the unlimited career attitudes of teachers with 16 years and more are significantly higher than

those s with 1-5 years of seniority. In addition, it was determined that unlimited and versatile career

attitudes were not a distinguishing variable regarding teachers’ administrative duties. When the

gender variable is examined, it can be said that male teachers' unlimited career attitudes are higher

than female teachers and male teachers are more career-oriented. It can be said that single teachers

have more versatile career thoughts than married teachers who are searching for different careers.