Mojgan Taghavi nejad; Shahram Shafiee; Mojtaba Eskandari pour
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Objective: The present study was conducted with the aim of identifying the problems of Iranian immigrant athletes.Methodology: The research method was quantitative-descriptive research. The statistical population of the research includes Iranian immigrant athletes, and a targeted method was used in the ...
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Objective: The present study was conducted with the aim of identifying the problems of Iranian immigrant athletes.Methodology: The research method was quantitative-descriptive research. The statistical population of the research includes Iranian immigrant athletes, and a targeted method was used in the sampling of the research, which includes 63 people. The research tool is a researcher-made questionnaire that includes four dimensions: economic and financial, cultural and social, emotional and psychological, legal and legal, 32 items, whose validity was confirmed by six sports management professors. In the reliability investigation, the results of Cronbach's alpha showed α=0.89. The research questionnaire was sent to the target immigrants and after collecting, 63 questionnaires were analyzed using SPSS24 and PLS3 software.Results: The results showed that in the economic and financial component, the dependence factor of athletes' financial receipt on the result; In the cultural and social component, the Corona prevalence factor and stopping international travel and being deprived of social and cross-cultural interactions with immigrants and athletes from other cities and countries; In the emotional and psychological component, the factor of lack of social support from family, friends, etc. and in the legal component and Legally, the factor of sports punishment due to lack of familiarity with the rules and regulations of the league is considered as the highest priority of Iranian immigrant athletes.Conclusion: The research results showed that by identifying the problems of Iranian immigrant athletes, the necessary awareness should be given to the potential immigrants and also the immigrants should be familiar with the integration process and its problems for better adaptation.
Sport Management and Development
Seyede Sahar Hashemi; Misaq Hosseini Keshtan; Hadi Bagheri; mohsen rezai
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Objective: The purpose of the present study was to identify the antecedents and consequences of the migration of Iran's elite athletes.
Methodology: According to the main purpose of this research, it is applied research, in terms of the nature of the data, it is qualitative based on the paradigm of ...
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Objective: The purpose of the present study was to identify the antecedents and consequences of the migration of Iran's elite athletes.
Methodology: According to the main purpose of this research, it is applied research, in terms of the nature of the data, it is qualitative based on the paradigm of interpretation and using the phenomenological approach. The participants of the present study were 18 elite immigrant athletes and coaches who were selected in a purposeful way using a case-by-case method. To check the scientific validity of the work, four criteria of reliability, stability, verifiability and transferability were used.
Results: The antecedents of the migration of elite athletes were categorized into three main categories: social weaknesses, professional weaknesses, and motivation for personal development and progress, and in the section of the consequences of migration for the country's sports, two main categories were the loss of funds and the creation of a negative image.
Conclusion: The migration factors of Iran's elite athletes are very diverse, which requires a change in the governance attitude (at both the national and organizational levels) and fundamental reforms in various fields to solve athletes' financial concerns and emphasize performance by creating favorable social conditions. - instead of appearance or individual beliefs - to prevent the loss of sports funds.
