Document Type : Research Paper
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PhD student in Sports Sociology, Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch, Iran.
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. Assistant Professor, Department of Sports Management, Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
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Associate Professor of Sports Sociology, Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Assistant Professor, Department of Sports Management, Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
10.22084/smms.2024.26825.3138
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to develop a model of the governance system in veterans' sports using the data theory of the foundation. The research method is analytical, for this purpose qualitative methodology was used. The research strategy was to use the theory arising from the data. The participants in the research were 16 people including the statistical community including experts in sports management, sports sociology, coaches and veteran athletes and sports managers of the veterans and disabled federation, and the sampling strategy in the qualitative part was purposeful and with maximum diversity or heterogeneity. Content analysis of interviews and coding were used to analyze the data. The research tool was open interview and the results were analyzed based on three stages of open, central and selective coding. The findings showed that the existence of behavioral capacity, normative synergy, individual factors, socialization factors were the indicators of causal factors. The background factors included environmental compatibility, infrastructure and appropriate platforms, values and norms, interpersonal relationships and trust. Also, the intervening factors included lifestyle factors, social mobility, professionalization of athletes, and motivation. The solutions of associational relations, financial and economic factors, support, formed the effective strategies of the governance system in the sports of veterans. Finally, the social consequences, the development of the four levels of educational sports, the improvement of the health index in the society, and the personal consequences formed the consequences of the current research.
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