The development of the integration of social development based on the programs of the cultural and sports organization of the municipalities

Subject Areas : Innovation in Sports Management

Mohsen Gol ¹ , Akram Esfahaniya ^{2 *} , Mohamad Ali Nodehi ³ , Mojtaba Ahmadi ⁴

1 - Ph. D. student of sports management, Aliabad Katul branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katul, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Aliabad Katul Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katul, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor of Sports Management, Gorgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Iran
4 - Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education, Bandar-e-Gaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar-e-Gaz Branch, Iran

Received: 2025-02-25 Accepted : 2025-07-12 Published : 2025-10-05

Keywords: توسعه اجتماعی, یکپارچگی, شهرداری, ورزش,

Abstract :

The present research was designed with the aim of developing the integration of social development based on the programs of the cultural and sports organization of the municipalities. The current research was one of the qualitative researches that was carried out in the field. The qualitative method used in this research was of the grand theory type. The participants in the present research included experts who are aware of the research topic. The participants in this research were selected using purposeful sampling and with the approach of selecting homogeneous sampling and at the same time observing the maximum diversity. This problem was formed until theoretical saturation was reached. Finally, 15 interviews were conducted in this regard. These people included experts who had full knowledge of the topic of the current research. In other words, from a scientific and practical point of view, he had valuable records in this regard. The data collection tool in this research was a semi-structured interview. According to the results, it was determined that there are 7 components in the path of social development integration based on the programs of the cultural and sports organizations of the municipalities, which include comprehensive needs assessment, justice-oriented, social networking and marketing, social capital, neighborhood transformation, social responsibility and perceived quality.

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