Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
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PhD student in sports management, Department of Sports Management, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Islamshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr, Iran.
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Assistant Professor, Department of Sports Management, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Islamshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr, Iran. (Corresponding Author)
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Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Islamshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr, Iran.
Abstract
Introduction: The present research was conducted with the aim of investigating the consequences and strategies of improving the sports participation of the employees of the Ministry of Defense and supporting the armed forces in the direction of health and the development of public sports.
Methods: The current research method was qualitative and based on the foundation's data theory with a systematic approach. The statistical population in the qualitative section includes officials, consultants and experts in the field of public sports in the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Support. The selection criteria of participants were subject mastery, practical experience and availability. The statistical population of the quantitative part of this research includes all senior and middle managers and employees of the Ministry of Defense. Purposive sampling method based on theoretical approach was used. Data collection continued until theoretical data saturation and 14 semi-structured interviews were conducted. In order to analyze the data, Strauss and Corbin's three-stage open, axial and selective coding method was used using MaxQuda software, which resulted in the extraction of 172 concepts, 32 sub-categories and 13 main categories.
Results: The results showed that in order to design a model of barriers to the sports participation of the Ministry of Defense employees and the support of the armed forces from a psychological point of view, in order to develop public sports, the 13 mentioned factors should be taken into consideration as key components, and the relationship between them in the form of the final model of the research. Provided. In this model, the development of sports participation with sub-categories of employee participation areas, target groups and existing opportunities was chosen as the main category or central phenomenon, which as a dependent variable is influenced by conditions such as upstream documents, executive conflicts, lack of strategic thinking, The multiplicity of decision-making institutions, distributional injustice, the function of governance institutions, content facilitators, media orientation, social and organizational factors are located.
Conclusion: Based on the results of the research, it can be said that the development of participation in public sports according to the strategies can lead to consequences in order to improve the functions and health of people.
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