DETERMINATION OF FACTORS AFFECTED IN THE CHOICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AVIATION SECTOR IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Abstract

Aviation, which is defined as the transportation of people, cargo or mail from one place to another by air vehicles, has developed over time and has become an important sector. Since the aviation sector is highly effective in the economic and social development of the countries, it is rapidly developing and growing. In addition, increasing in the speed and range of aircraft with technological developments, increasing the income level of people, increasing the desire to recognize different cultures, the developments in tourism increased the interest in this sector. With the development of the sector, the business areas related to this field started to attract attention. With the emergence of a shortage of trained personnel for the profession, academic units for the field in higher education have been opened and in parallel with this, it has been the point of interest of students in university preferences.
In line with the increasing demand for vocational training in the aviation sector and the importance of education, in this study, it was tried to determine the factors that play a role in Selcuk University School of Civil Aviation students' choice of this school. For this purpose, an AHP questionnaire prepared by experts was administered and the data were analyzed by using Fuzzy AHP methods and the results were interpreted.