Identifying the factors affecting the development of indigenous and local games: a case study of Isfahan province

Subject Areas : Social science studies in sports

Abas Nghizadeh Baghi ¹ , hossein kordloo ² , sotodeh alipour ³ , Mehdi Nghizadeh Baghi ⁴

1 - Associate Professor, Department of Sports Management, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran.
2 - mohaghegh ardabili university
3 - mohaghegh ardabili university
4 - mohaghegh ardabili university

Received: 2023-09-27 Accepted : 2023-12-17 Published : 2024-04-23

Keywords: Isfahan, development, indigenous and local games,

Abstract :

Objective:Native and local games of Isfahan province have faced stagnation in the past years, and based on the evidence, this valuable cultural heritage has been forgotten over time, which has caused concern for the people of the province. Therefore, the purpose of the present research identify the factors affecting the development of native and local games in Isfahan province.Methodology: The approach of this study is qualitative and its strategy is phenomenology. Its statistical population was made up of all university professors and experts and veterans and departments of cultural heritage, education and culture, Islamic culture and guidance, sports and youth affairs, as well as the public sports and local native games board of Isfahan province. In this study, theoretical saturation was reached with ten interviews. The sample was selected purposefully. The research tool was a semi-structured interview, and using MAXQDA20 software, the data was open and axially coded. To check the validity of the research, the external referee method was used, and two external referees monitored the research. Also, to check the reliability after three experts coded the data, the agreement reliability between the coders was used, and the Cohen's kappa reliability coefficient was used between the raters. And the researcher was above 0.90 in all the interviews, which indicates the reliability of the analysis.Results: The findings of the research showed that finally 102 codes were identified as factors influencing the development of local indigenous games in Isfahan province, which were classified into 20 subcategories and 6 main categories. These 6 factors, in order of importance, include organizational factors, cultural factors, social factors, infrastructure factors, human factors and economic factors.Conclusion: In order to develop the local native games, the managers of the related departments of the province have considered the priorities mentioned in this research in their plans to promote and promote the local native games in the province.On the other hand, with the boom of local native games among people, different people play local native games in different situations, such as before official games or family gatherings or other cases. This work increases the morale of people and makes them enjoy their time.