Abstract
The purpose of this research was to present the analysis framework of convergence between countries in the field of sports and its case evaluation between Iraq and Iran. The research method was a mixed qualitative (thematic analysis) and quantitative (descriptive-analytical) type. In the qualitative part, the sample including academic experts (university sports management) and executive experts (national sports organizations) was selected from two countries (16 people) by judgment method (theoretical saturation). In the quantitative part, experts and experts in the sport of the two countries (with emphasis on the dominance and experience between the two countries) will be consulted in a targeted way (25 people = a sufficient number for strategic analysis of 20 to 60 people). The research tool in the qualitative part included a semi-guided interview along with a structured library study. In the quantitative section, a questionnaire extracted from the qualitative section (21 questions with a scale of 10 options) was used. The validity of the tools and findings was done in the qualitative part through the agreement between the coders and in the quantitative part through the validity and confirmation of the questionnaire in a two-stage Delphi panel (7 expert researchers). The method of analysis of the findings in the qualitative part included the coding approach of thematic analysis and in the quantitative part included the descriptive gap analysis approach.
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