Identifying Strategic Management Barriers in the Department of Physical Education and Health Education

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 . PhD student of sport management, University of Payam Noor,Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Professor, University of Payam Noor,Tehran, Iran

3 Professor, University of Payam Noor,Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify the barriers to strategic management in the Deputy of Physical Education and Health of Education in Iran.
In terms of practical purpose and in terms of data collection, it is qualitative and semi-structured interviews. The population of this study included all managers, staff advisors and provincial deputies in the deputy of physical education and health, from which 50 people were selected based on work experiences, published articles, authorship of related books and their executive areas that were related to the present study. And the sampling method was theoretical and purposeful.
To analyze the information obtained in the interviews, open and centralized and selective coding methods were used.The results of the interviews indicated that strategic management barriers in the Deputy of Physical Education and Health of Education include 3 general categories and 9 components that include organizational ideology (educational barriers, structural barriers, design and planning barriers and professional ethics barriers), external organizational factors (legal and regulatory barriers, and environmental barriers) and organizational resources that include (information barriers, human barriers, and financial barriers). And one of the features of this research is to find new obstacles compared to other researches. The Deputy Minister of Physical Education and Health can take effective measures to remove the desired obstacles by using the capacities of the national media, attracting financial sponsors, participatory decision-making in implementation and continuous monitoring.

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