Research on Educational Sport

Identifying the effective Wild Cards and drivers on the future of Iran’s educational sport

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

javad shahvali kohshouri 1
Ahmadreza Askari 2
Rasool Nazari 3

1 Ph. D in Strategic Management in Sport, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Mobarakeh Branch, Mobarakeh, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor in Sport Management, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Mobarakeh Branch, Mobarakeh, Iran.

3 Associate Professor in Sport Management, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Isfahan, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22089/res.2020.9408.1953
Abstract
There are changes or events in the future that are relatively unlikely to occur, but their potential impact on advancing affairs is extremely high. This research has identified the effective Wild Cards and drivers on the future of Iran’s educational sport using Delphi technique. This research is mixed research regarding method and based on the paradigm of complexity theory and has exploratory approach. Participants consisted of 14 experts in the field of futurology and educational sport who are first selected in a targeted manner and then by snowball, and reached consensus in three phases of implementing Delphi technique about 4 identified Wild Cards and 17 drivers. These drivers have categorized in 5 categories of social, technology, environmental, economic, and political. It was shown in order not to be surprised by the Wild Cards and drivers, from “reaction time” which is a gap between weak signals of the current time and the time of occurrence of the future Wild Cards, trustees of educational sport should develop an operational and comprehensive planning for future monitoring and previewing for developing educational sport. The results showed that identifying the Wild Cards and drivers that affect the future educational sport of Iran can identify, to some extent, different future with different possibilities.
 

Keywords

Futurology
Wild Cards
Driver
Educational Sport
Delphi Technique

Main Subjects

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  • Receive Date 01 September 2020
  • Revise Date 26 December 2020
  • Accept Date 30 December 2020

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