Yükseköğrenim yurtlarında kalan öğrencilerin manevi danışmanlık ve rehberlik algısı: Bati Karadeniz Bölgesi üzerine bir alan araştırması
Perception of Spiritual Counseling and Guidance Among Students Living in Higher Education Dormitories: A Field Study on the Western Black Sea Region

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this research is to examine the perceptions of university students in student dormitories affiliated to the Higher Education Credit and Dormitories Institution regarding spiritual counseling and guidance services. The research was conducted based on the descriptive survey model within the framework of quantitative research methods. While the population of the study consisted of university students living in dormitories affiliated to the Credit and Dormitories Institution in the Western Black Sea region, the sample consisted of 308 volunteer students determined by random sampling method. The study is one of the limited number of scientific researches analyzing the perception of spiritual counseling and guidance services offered in student dormitories and provides unique contributions to the literature in this field from this point of view. The "Spiritual Counseling and Guidance Perception Questionnaire" developed by us and the "Spiritual Orientation Scale" developed by Kasapoğlu were used as data collection tools. In addition to descriptive statistics, the data obtained were also analyzed in terms of whether there were significant differences according to the gender, education level and spiritual orientation characteristics of the participants. It is revealed by the research findings that the vast majority of students found spiritual counseling and guidance services meaningful and necessary. However the services in question were not promoted sufficiently, yet there were various limitations in terms of access. Also, individuals with high religious and spiritual are deemed to be more positive to these services attitude wise. It is pointed by the results acquired that the spiritual counseling and guidance services should be more apparent. In addition to that, they should be configured in the framework of professional standards and served to the spiritual needs of the young people sensitively. By this point of view, this study is qualified to contribute the applications which support the university students' mental and spiritual well-beings theoretically and practically.

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