In collaboration with Payame Noor University and Scientific Association of Sports Management of Iran

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Associate Professor, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University

2 M.A. degree of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University

3 1. Master's Degree, Department of Sport Management, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine the contribution and role of The Executive Organizationsin development of community sport. This research is a mixed research that is conducted in two qualitative and quantitative sections. In order to collect the research data, a deep interview was conducted on the elite (qualitative section) and researcher-made questionnaire (quantitative section). The statistical population in the qualitative stage included all knowledgeable people about the subject of sport and in a quantitative section, it included ministers or directors of the Ministry of Sport  and Youth, experts of ministry, federation directors, and executive agency officials. Sampling in the qualitative section was done using purposeful and snowball method (n=11) and in the quantitative part, stratified random sampling was used (n=100). The results showed that those organizations have undertaken some related tasks:  the organization of municipalities for the development of public sports 7 tasks, the Armed Forces organization 6 tasks, Ministry of education 8 tasks, the Ministry of Science 13 tasks, the Ministry of Sports and Youth 7 tasks, The Organization of broadcasting 11 tasks and the Ministry of Health has 8 tasks the main task. Also the results showed,  that the share of the executive organisations in development of available sports facilities and cheap access of people to spaces and sports programs implies that the municipality has a larger share. Media has the largest share in improving the people's attitude toward physical literacy. Finally, it was found that the Ministry of Sports and Youth has the largest share in holding public sport festivals and conferences in all parts of the country, and expansion of traditional sports and local games. Results of this research, determine the responsibilities of different  executive organisations of the country about their duties and their contribution to the development of community sport. Also, governments can provide Financial, human and physical resources for each organization in accordance with their share.

Keywords