چکیده:
Background. One of the most important elements of life are physical activity and sport: these are the basis of health during life. In order for society to benefit from the advantages of physical activity and sport, it is necessary to know the factors influencing this phenomenon.
Objectives. The purpose of this paper is to design a sport development model in the free trade-industrial zones of Iran.
Methods. The research was qualitative, and was done using the grounded theory approach and based on the systematic approach of Strauss and Corbin (1998). The geographic area of the research included seven free trade trade-industrial zones of Iran; the data collection tool was a semi-structured interview. Participants in the research were the sport authorities of Iran’s free zone, sport officers, officers of the Ministry of Sport and Youth of free zones, staff members of the Ministry of Sports and Youth, and sports professors; interviews involved 22 informed persons.
Results. The results of data coding showed that causal factors (individual, interpersonal, and structural) centrally affect sport development. Cultural, social, economic, political, technological, legal, and environmental factors were also selected as context and interventional factors. Development of management; development of space, equipment, and great sports events; cultural and social development; scientific and legal development; and development of financial resources were designated as strategies for the development of sport, which will also lead to economic, cultural, social, environmental, and political consequences.
Conclusion. Given the positive outcomes for the development of sport, it can be useful as an effective tool in achieving the major goals of Iran’s free trade-industrial zones.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Designing a Sport Development Model in Iran’s Free Trade Industrial Zones 1Amin Saberi*, 1 Masoumeh Kalateh Seifari, 1Morteza Dosti, 1Seyed Mohammad Hossein Razavi, 1Farzam Farzan 1Department of Sport Management, Faculty of Sport Science, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran.
Given the positive outcomes for the development of sport, it can be useful as an effective tool in achieving the major goals of Iran’s free trade-industrial zones.
Table1: Characteristics of interviewees (View the image of this page) The research questions were responded by performing the data collection and analysis process in the open, axial, and selective coding steps: the final sport development model in the Saberi, A.
Management development, space development, equipment and sporting events, cultural and social development, scientific and legal development, and finally the development of financial resources were selected as sport development strategies in the free trade zones of Iran.
Based on the view of the participants in this research, legal context is another context factor that affects sport development strategies in the free zones.
CONCLUSION Based on the analysis of participants’ data in this study, sport development in the free zones of Iran is a complex process that is affected by a variety of factors.
Finally, from the point of view of the participants in this research, sport development has social, economic, cultural, political, and environmental consequences that are in many cases positive and in line with the main goals of establishing free trade industrial zones of Iran.