European Journal of Education Studies ISSN: 2501 - 1111 ISSN-L: 2501 - 1111 Available on-line at: www.oapub.org/edu Volume 3 │ Issue 10 │ 2017 doi: 10.5281/zenodo.999981 EXAMINATION OF INNOVATION SUFFICIENCY OF MANAGERS WORK IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN TERMS OF ACADEMICIANS Ulucan Hakki1, Adilogullari Ilhan2i, Beltekin Enes3, Kuyulu Ihsan4 Department of Sport Management, 1,4 University of Erciyes, Kayseri, Turkey Department of Sport Management, 2 University of Canakkale Onsekiz Mart, Canakkale, Turkey Physical Education and Sport Teacher School, 3 University of Bingol, Turkey Abstract: Higher education institutes are known that they are one of the most important institutions in reaching out new information, accumulating new ideas and sharing them with the society. Especially approach to innovation by individuals who are manager at universities and their attitudes has an important key role in developing and reaching to the quality. In this context, the purpose is to examine the innovation sufficiency of managers who work in physical education and sports institutions in terms of academicians. The research groups consist of voluntarily attended 369 academicians and from them 6 are private and 20 of them are academicians at state universities at physical education and sports sciences faculties. For the acquirement of the datum related to innovation sufficiency the Innovation Sufficiency Scale, developed by Eraslan (2014) was used. In the analysis of the gathered datum, the SPSS package program was used. For reaching out the percentage, frequency distribution and the differentiation between groups the Mann Whitney-U and Kruskal Wallis Test were applied. In the examination of the sufficiency of academicians that attended to the study there were differences coincided between groups depending on their genders, working structure of their institutions, service years and their seniorities. However depending on the departments there were no meaningful difference found in the groups. But, when private and public sector academicians are considered the innovation sufficiency of Copyright © The Author(s). All Rights Reserved. © 2015 – 2017 Open Access Publishing Group 213 Ulucan Hakki, Adilogullari Ilhan, Beltekin Enes, Kuyulu Ihsan EXAMINATION OF INNOVATION SUFFICIENCY OF MANAGERS WORK IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN TERMS OF ACADEMICIANS ones, who come from another institutions or different departments, it was found at the high level when it is compared to first ones. As a result, it can be said that this can provide important conceptual support to managers and researchers who work in this field. Keywords: education, innovation, academician, manager 1. Introduction People who have lived in the world and since the time of the world have developed, changed and renewed movements since the ancient times. This behavior can be seen as a law of nature. Hence, from the first human beings, many situations that human beings have introduced new products, information ideas, etc. can be perceived as innovation. Innovation is derived from the Latin word 'innovatus' and transforms an idea into a sellable or improved product or goods and services Adıg(zel, , Top, . In general, the word innovation means designing new services or products, using new production and presentation methods. Innovation can be mentioned in the case of uncovering something that has never been done before, or the use of something that has already been done elsewhere already in an industry chain or business can be considered as innovation (Dinçer, 1999). One of the best-known definitions of innovation is defining of "the creation of a product, service, or process that is new to a business unit" (Tushman and Nadler, 1986). Most of the time innovation requires to inventing of a new thing, only seeking for what people need, pre-realization and taking the steps depending on this issue (Altun, 2007). One of the most important innovative movements in history is the Renaissance. A new world order has been created thanks to the creativity of people and their new ideas. Especially in the nineteenth century, these innovations in the countries such as England, USA and South Korea became the most important factor that triggered the industrial revolution (Ülker, 2009). In order to adapt to change in a rapidly changing world and to maintain individual, organizational and professional life, (Güngör and Göksu, 2017, Economic Cooperation Organization, 2005). The quick spread of scientific and technological developments in the world deeply affects all organizations. The way to make organizations different and productive in this process is through creativity and innovation. Organizations which adopt innovative culture and succeed in establishing this are gaining crucial acquirements in their alignment with the environment and development that they are in. In this meaning, innovation has a very important prescription for success and continuation of organizations. The most important of the European Journal of Education Studies - Volume 3 │ Issue 10 │ 2017 214 Ulucan Hakki, Adilogullari Ilhan, Beltekin Enes, Kuyulu Ihsan EXAMINATION OF INNOVATION SUFFICIENCY OF MANAGERS WORK IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN TERMS OF ACADEMICIANS external factors occur outside the schools force institutions and education system Erdoğan, . It is possible to say that these developments are facilitated by ways of accessing information, ease of accessing many places in the world with internet and rapid development of educational technologies and parallel tendency towards digital teaching. These factors lead educational institutions to structural changes in a necessary way to protect and improve their organizational performance (Töremen, 2002). The preservation and sustainability of the socio-cultural presence of a country and the further development of the current structure, however, is of great importance. In order to gain competitive advantage in institutions, innovation works have begun to be important besides providing knowledge and successful information management Kabakçı, 8. Manager is the person who is responsible for the management and they are also responsible for managing people who tend to a specific aim, in cooperation, harmony effective and productive way Aydoğan, 8 . People who are in the responsibility of managing should have some roles that realize the managing duties. These roles are; leadership, representing, gathering and spreading information, mediation, problem solving, speakership, business ownership. Fulfilling these roles managers should have technical, theoretical (notional) and some humanistic sufficiency. The school managing is an issue that requires quite different quality and responsibility (Top, 2011). Major functions of the school managers are leadership and managing. Even though leadership and managing have a close relationship, a successful education manager should give importance to both of them. Managing duty comes from the moment that the person is promoted as a manager and taking its power from formal authority. For being accepted as a leader; the skill that give opportunity for the group reach their aim, information, his approach towards solving the problems, determination, thinking multi-aspected, understanding, explaining, predicting and judging characteristics. These are based on the integration of all of the characteristics and depended on managers’ personal impression on teachers, officers, students and other workers’ adoption Yakut, 6. School managers should make a healthy connection for both the success of education and for the success of innovation works; they need to make a good connection with education officers. School manager can make a change and innovation in teachers and students behaviors with his/her successful communication. Among the workers and students, it can be useful for the conflicts and solution of the problems. Since education is an interaction process innovation studies that are going to be done in the school the communication process is the basic need (Aksoy, 2005). Universities are institutions that education-teaching, scientific researches and publications are done in here. Being in a gathered place of these characteristics, make European Journal of Education Studies - Volume 3 │ Issue 10 │ 2017 215 Ulucan Hakki, Adilogullari Ilhan, Beltekin Enes, Kuyulu Ihsan EXAMINATION OF INNOVATION SUFFICIENCY OF MANAGERS WORK IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN TERMS OF ACADEMICIANS the innovation needed and mandatory for the institution. Hence, quick spreading of the innovation in this institution and enough importance should be given to innovation. In this context there is a big responsibility burdened on academicians and managers. This study was done in the aim of examination of innovation sufficiency of the managers work in physical education and sports institutions in terms of academicians. For viewing / downloading the full article, please access the following link: https://oapub.org/edu/index.php/ejes/article/view/1078 European Journal of Education Studies - Volume 3 │ Issue 10 │ 2017 216