Identifying effective factors in development of public sports with an emphasis on walking
Subject Areas : Innovation in Sports ManagementHanieh Aryadoost 1 , ابوالفضل فراهانی 2 * , Ali-Mohammad Safania 3
1 - Ph. D. Student of Sport Management, Department of Sport Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Professor of sport Management, Department of Sport Sciences, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Professor of sport Management, Department of Sport Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Keywords: public sport, walking, culture,
Abstract :
Staying active in today's technologically sedentary world is a basic requirement. Walking is a kind of sport that has received more attention in recent years due to the lack of special equipment and its availability. The purpose of this research is to identify effective factors in development of public sports with an emphasis on walking. To advance the research, the qualitative method and grounded theory were used. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 23 experts using the purposeful sampling method. The number of people was selected in order to ensure more confidence of the researcher after reaching theoretical saturation. The identified variables were categorized in the form of components using open, central and selective coding. 27 conceptual codes and 22 main categories were identified. Based on the findings of this research, the causal conditions include: "insight", "culture", "active leisure", "role model orientation", "integrated management" and "Inertia". Intervening conditions include: "ideology", "physical", "monopoly", "technology" and "universal factors". The background conditions include: "standard urban development", "security" and "legal support". The strategies include "macro-viewing", "education", "technical measures", "regulation" and "advocacy" and the consequences include "pedestrian city", "pedestrian-oriented city" and "social development". It is suggested that by using the factors found in this research, the stakeholders should develop walking as a public sport.
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