Framework model for the development of ecological and environmental civilization in sport with a hybrid approach

Subject Areas : Environmental pollutions (water, soil and air)

Poneh  Ghanbari ¹ (PhD Student of Sport Management, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran.)
Mina  Hakakzadeh ² (Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Branch, Kerman, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran .Corresponding author)
Mohsen  Manochehri Negad ³ (Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Tehran Branch, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran.)

Received: 2020-10-02 Accepted : 2021-02-07 Published : 2022-06-22

Keywords: Sustainable development, Environment, Ecological Civilization,

Abstract :

Background: The purpose of this study was to develop a framework for modeling ecological and environmental civilization in sport using a hybrid approach. Studying Method: The research method was a two-stage instrumental exploratory combination. The qualitative research method, the qualitative case study, and the potential participants included 14 faculty members. The sampling approach was purposeful and the method of sampling was key. The data collection continued until theoretical saturation. The research tool was a semi-structured interview. In the quantitative part of the descriptive-survey research method, the head, vice chairman and secretary of sport federations were 153 persons with 51 active federations in the country. According to Morgan sample size table, 113 individuals were selected as the research sample according to available sampling method. Finally, after distribution and collection of research questionnaires, 89 questionnaires were analyzed. Descriptive statistics and structural equation modeling were used to analyze the data. Findings: The results showed that the respective T values ​​of each factor had a significant impact and the whole framework of ecological and environmental civilization development model in sport was approved. The results also show that the development of ecological and environmental civilization in sport includes causal conditions, contextual conditions, intervention conditions, consequences, strategies. The results of this study also showed that the research model has a good fit. Conclusion & Results: As the results of this research showed, the activities of sports organizations have a great impact on the development of ecological and environmental civilization in sports.

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