Mohammad Hosein Ghorbani; Hamid Reza Safari Jafarloo
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Objective: The purpose of the present study was to develop a comprehensive model of sport and physical education functions for sustainable development in Iran.Methodology: This research was a qualitative study. In the qualitative part, the sample was consisted of 21 expert persons in the field of sustainable ...
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Objective: The purpose of the present study was to develop a comprehensive model of sport and physical education functions for sustainable development in Iran.Methodology: This research was a qualitative study. In the qualitative part, the sample was consisted of 21 expert persons in the field of sustainable development in sports who were selected using both theoretical and snowball sampling methods. Exploratory interview were used for data collection. In the process of analysis, the interviews data were analyzed in three stages of open, axial selective coding.Results: According to the research findings, 729 conceptual labels were written out of which 81 were identified as functions of sport and physical education for sustainable development. In the next step, this cods also summarized in 17 categories. These categories ultimately formed the four concepts of social, cultural, political and economic development functionsConclusion: Sport and physical activity can be viewed as a powerful and effective lever in Iran's sustainable development and the model derived from this research can serve as a guiding framework for macro planning and policy making which would be used in the field of sustainable development, especially in the formulation of development programs at both the macro and national level.
Mohammad Hossein Ghorbani; Hamid Reza Safari Jafarloo; hossein zareian
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the goodness-of-fit and explanation of the 360-degree leadership model of Denison in sports federations. Methodology: This research was applied in terms of purpose and in terms of data collection method, it was descriptive-survey. The statistical ...
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the goodness-of-fit and explanation of the 360-degree leadership model of Denison in sports federations. Methodology: This research was applied in terms of purpose and in terms of data collection method, it was descriptive-survey. The statistical population of this research included all experts of the Iran’s sports federations that number was 320 people. Based on Morgan table, 171 people were selected by simple random sampling method as a research sample. The Denison's 360-degree leadership questionnaire (2007) was used for data collection. Reliability (Cronbach's alpha and combined reliability), convergent validity, and divergent validity of the questionnaires were verified and confirmed after content reliability, which was verified by 11 professors and experts. Additionally, the fitting of the general model was confirmed by the Confirmatory Factor Analysis and via Smart PLS 2 software. Results: The results of Factor Analysis show that all of 12 dimensions have a desirable level (above 0.4). Also content validity, convergent validity (AVE) and divergent validity was at acceptable levels. Also, the general fitting value of the model was GOF = 0.726 indicating its strong goodness-of-fit. Conclusion: Overall, the results of the study indicated that the Denison leadership model, which included four dimensions and 12 components, was approved its applicability in the Iranian sports federations and could provide a valuable tool for the managers of these federations to establish an effective leadership.
