Yiğit, S.: Investigation of attitude of foreign university students… Sport Science 11 (2018) Suppl 1: 97-103 97 INVESTIGATION OF ATTITUDE OF FOREIGN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TOWARDS PHYSICAL TRAINING AND SPORTS IN SOCIAL TEAMS Şıhmehmet Yiğit Namık Kemal University, Tekirdağ, Turkey Original scientific paper Abstract The purpose of this study is: Investigation of physical activities and sportive behaviors on foreign students with different variables in Namık Kemal University between 2015-2016 academic years. To this study 109 male, 64 female, in total 173 foreign students has participated which study in Namık Kemal University. The security check has been made by Koçak (2013) by utilization of Sports Sustainability Scale (S.S.Ö) which includes 35 articles and 4 sub-class of; management of sports (12 Articles), industry of sports (8 Articles), social responsibility (7 Articles) and on interaction (8 Articles). In the analysis of the data, SPSS. 20, 0 (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) has been used. In the analysis, KMO Bartlett Test, Explicit Factor Analysis (Basic components-Varimax), one way variance analysis (ANOVA), LSD test and unpaired sample T test has been used. In the result of this study, Age, gender, class, sporting situation, country, variables of attitudes of foreign students to social education, physical education and sports; There was no significant difference in sport management and social responsibility scores among the participants of different age groups (p> 0,05).Yet on sports industry and behaviors, a significant difference has been noted (p<0,05). As the result, it is seen that foreign students of Namık Kemal University has a positive attitude towards sustainable sports. Key words: attitude, student, physical activities and sports, attitude scale. Introduction Attitude, as a word has been used by Herbert Spence’s in 1862. Spencer uses attitude, to explain the mental situation of the person. Later on in 1888 Lange, studies and researches attitude as a concept. Even though that Lange’s description has some missingparts, he had a very close definition. In the life of a human, emotions and communal improvement are in an interaction, thus emotional improvement means contributing to community. According to this, person must accommodate oneself, in other words, first accept himself and then adapt to the group (İmamoğlu, 2011). Sustainability, first mentioned by WCED in 1987 with the sponsorship of United Nations under the report of “Common Future”, is explained as; any of the ecosystems or any of the systems that goes without interruption, corruption, depletion (Karaman, 1993). According to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2000), physical activities not only improves physical and mental health but also the team work and self-discipline, leadership and socializing. According to Thurst one, attitudes a density order and rating towards an object whether it be positive or negative (Tavşancıl, 2005:66) (Kağıtçıbaşı, 2005: 102). Attitude is an emotional, behavioral tendency towards an object, depending on this experience and knowledge (Baysal, 1981:2).Attitudes, are certain measures and for men to comprehend the earth and can create request of knowledge (İsenveBatmaz, 2002). Term “attitude” is used daily life and when needed in politics or academicals life. Although it is used, it is mostly used in an incorrect way meaning interest, expected, conduct, but the term “attitude” has a different meaning then of those (Güllü, 2007: 11). Because planning is for the foreseeable future, to make a choice, to make it a reality and facing the result has different time frame, meaning that time should be managed as short, medium and long. In other words, it would be the bridge between the moment and foreseeable future (Ramazanoğlu, 2013).Subject of attitude, is not only the system that makes person adapt, but also it also important because it has the power to guide actions. Attitudes are the power behind the actions, not the action itself (İnceoğlu, 2000). It is the tendency towards action (Başaran, 1991:163). People who had negative experiences with certain objects or situations are expected to have negative attitudes, and those with the positive experiences are expected to have positive attitudes (Pehlivan, 1994). From the least undeveloped country to the most advanced, there is the necessity of sports (DPT, 1983, s.18). Sports are also effected of the social and cultural conditions (Karaküçük, 1990). Materials and methods Research group Research group is consisted of 173 foreign students who studies in University of Namık Kemal between 2015-2016. 109 of them are male, 64 of them are female. Collection of data First, the available information on the purpose of the research was collected by analysis of literature and thus creating a frame of theory.