Fatemeh Naderian; Behnam Naghipour Givi
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Objective: The aim of the current research was a comparative study of the position of the right to health of people with disabilities with an emphasis on sports in national and international laws and regulations.Methodology: The research was applied in terms of purpose and a qualitative type, which was ...
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Objective: The aim of the current research was a comparative study of the position of the right to health of people with disabilities with an emphasis on sports in national and international laws and regulations.Methodology: The research was applied in terms of purpose and a qualitative type, which was carried out with the method of content analysis. The statistical population was all national and international laws and regulations related to the right to health and the right to sport of all people in general and persons with disabilities in particular. The method of data collection was documentary and library and the tool used was coding checklist. George Brady's four-stage model was used for content analysis.Results: The findings indicated that despite the fact that the issue of health and sports of persons with disabilities has been stated in many national and international laws and regulations, in practice the measures taken have been very limited and achieving this goal requires increasing cooperation between the institutions in charge of the affairs of persons with disabilities, the institutions in charge of health, and the organizations and institutions in charge of sports.Conclusion: Understanding and interaction between the aforementioned institutions will have many benefits, such as reducing the costs of treating persons with disabilities and their mental and social health, and is a step towards sustainable development.
Sport Management and Development
Behnam Naghipour Givi; Zohre Khosravi pour; Maziyar Kalashi
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to design and propose a conceptual framework of economic diplomacy indicators in Iranian sports.Methodology: This research was applied in terms of purpose and conducted using a qualitative research method based on thematic analysis. The statistical population ...
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to design and propose a conceptual framework of economic diplomacy indicators in Iranian sports.Methodology: This research was applied in terms of purpose and conducted using a qualitative research method based on thematic analysis. The statistical population consisted of experts (professors, specialists, and professionals in sports economics and management) in the field of sports economics, who were selected through theoretical sampling and theoretical saturation (including 16 individuals). Interviews were conducted with them. The validity of the research instrument (interview) was reviewed and confirmed by the interviewees and then by specialized professors. To assess reliability, the intra-subject agreement method was used, which yielded a reliability value of 0.83.Results: Based on the analysis of the thematic content, various factors have an impact on the formation of Iran's sports economic diplomacy. These factors were classified into 4 main categories. The categories include: economic foundation, economic movements, international politics and economic interactions.Conclusion: The findings of this research can fill the void related to the lack of identification of indicators of economic diplomacy in Iranian sports and provide a common definition of the concept of economic diplomacy in sports both in the academic and executive fields.
Ehsan Mohamadi torkamani; Mohammad Mahdi Rahmati; Behnam Naghi-Pour Givi; Reza Sharbatzadeh
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Objective: Nowadays, lifestyle is an effective concept for studying the facts of life of different people. Elite athletes are always one of the most important groups in societies that their lifestyle is of interest to all. Studying the elite athletes’ lifestyles requires a valid and reliable tool. ...
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Objective: Nowadays, lifestyle is an effective concept for studying the facts of life of different people. Elite athletes are always one of the most important groups in societies that their lifestyle is of interest to all. Studying the elite athletes’ lifestyles requires a valid and reliable tool. Therefore, the aim of this study was to construct and validate Elite Athletes Lifestyle Questionnaire. Methodology: The study was mix method that in qualitative phase for identifying lifestyle indicators 19 experts selected for deep unstructured interview in targeted sampling. Qualitative data was analyzed using the Glaser approach of grounded theory and its validity was verified by 10 experts. The statistical population of the quantitative phase was all of the athletes in premier League of football, futsal, volleyball and basketball that 308 of them completed the researcher-made questionnaire in stratified random sampling. Data were analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis and Fitting Model Indexes were confirmed after correction of some questions. Results: The results showed the Iranian elite athletes’ lifestyle tool has 10 dimensions include Responsibility, Financial Literacy, Leisure, Professional Thinking, Life Vision, Emotional Competencies, Consumption, Cultural Consumption, Religious Behavior and individual Issues. Also, the reliability of sub scales was confirmed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient and for the whole scale of 0.89. Conclusion: Due to the results the designed tool, has a good validity and reliability and can be used to study the distinctions of elite athletes lifestyles.
