Atefeh Azimi Delarestaghi; Ali Mohammad Safania; Adeleh Azimi Delarestaghi
Abstract
Objective: The purpose of the present study was to examine the criteria to design the sports furniture in sports-based theme parks through the attitudes of sport management faculty members all over Iran. Methodology: The research method was survey. Data collection was through field study. Statistical ...
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Objective: The purpose of the present study was to examine the criteria to design the sports furniture in sports-based theme parks through the attitudes of sport management faculty members all over Iran. Methodology: The research method was survey. Data collection was through field study. Statistical population included all the faculty members of the state universities in the fields of sport management who had at least assistant professor degree (N =75). According to Morgan's table, the 60 faculty members were selected randomly as sample. The instrument was a structured questionnaire sent by e-mail to the sample. Validity was confirmed by faculty members. Reliability was reported desirable: Cronbach α = 0.97. For data analysis, descriptive statistics (frequency, minimum, maximum, mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, one-sample t-test) were done. Results: According to faculty members' attitudes, all the criteria significantly influenced the sports furniture of sports-based theme parks (p<0.05) (security: M=10.13, appearance: M=8.89, function: M=8.56, and health stations: M=6.61). Conclusion: Sports Furnitureof public places like sports-based theme parks proves the urban practitioners' attention to sport. Sports Furniture of sports-based theme parks develops citizen sport, and motivates people to use them. They are welcomed by people due to being accessible and free besides.
