Research on Educational Sport

Identifying and Modeling of the Development Guidelines of Sports for all among the Female Students in University of Birjand

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Associated Professor of Sport Management, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran

2 Ph.D. Student of Sport Management, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

3 M.Sc. of Sport Management, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract
The purpose of this study was identifying and modeling of the development guidelines of sports for all among the female students in University of Birjand. The statistical population of this research consisted of 8246 participants among the female students in university of Birjand; the sample size with Cochran formula was 370 people. This research is a survey-based study and it follows a practical application. The data was quantitatively collected using a research-made questionnaire. After confirming the content validity of the questionnaire by the opinions of eight experts in the field of sport management, the reliability of the questionnaire was obtained using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. In this study, the University of Birjand solutions to the female students participation in sport for all identification; and then measuring Structural equation modeling and Friedman test. Data analyses with PLS & SPSS22 software. The results showed that the main factors in girl Students participation in sport for all were economic solutions, management, cultural Infrastructure and facilities, research and education. Therefore, it is necessary to institutionalize the culture of sport, recreation and sports programs and sponsorship of sport for all students trying in develop sport among the female students in university of Birjand.

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Research on Educational Sport
Volume 6, Issue 14
Spring & Summer 2018
June 2018
Pages 235-254

  • Receive Date 15 January 2017
  • Revise Date 06 September 2017
  • Accept Date 17 September 2017

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