Research on Educational Sport

Sociological Explanation of Social Consequences of Participation in Sport; Grounded Theory

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Ph.D. Student of Sport Management, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah

2 Assistant professor of sports management, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah

Abstract
This research was conducted with the aim of studying the social consequences of participation in sport, based on the data theory of the foundation. The present study was conducted within the framework of a qualitative approach and the required data were collected using semi-structured interviews. The statistical population of this study was all experts in social participation in sport, including sports management professors (6 students), sociology (6 people) and experts in sports and youth departments (5 people). The sampling method was snowball mode. The data collection method was a study of previous research and a deep and open interview. To assess credibility, transfer, and verifiability, they provided the participants with the findings of the research, and they examined the text of the theory and their views. The method used for reliability was an intra-subject agreement method. The average agreement within the subject was 0.75. The software used by MAXQDA version 10. Based on the findings of semi-structured interviews, the most important outcomes of social participation in sport include social cohesion, social trust, health dimension, educational and ethical dimension, vitality, social relationships, social identity and social harm reduction. Proposed strategies derived from research include the provision of infrastructure, the placement of sports in general culture, and the rules for sports participation.

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Research on Educational Sport
Volume 7, Issue 16
April 2019
Pages 285-306

  • Receive Date 21 July 2018
  • Revise Date 12 October 2018
  • Accept Date 16 October 2018

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