Document Type : Article extracted from thesis
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Associate Professor, Department of Sports Management, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.
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Professor, Department of Sports Management, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.
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PhD Student, Department of Sport Management, Self-Governing Campus, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.
Abstract
Background and Objective: Given the importance of school sport in promoting health, strengthening social capital, and achieving sustainable development goals, it is essential that school sport programs be designed within a coherent framework grounded in spatial justice. Accordingly, the aim of the present study was to explain the model of cultural adaptation for the sustainable development of school sport in rural and urban areas.
Methodology: This applied study employed a qualitative research design using thematic analysis. The study population consisted of sport management faculty members, experienced physical education administrators and experts from the Ministry of Education, policymakers, and specialists in sport planning and education in the country. Participants were selected through purposive and snowball sampling methods. Data were collected through semistructured interviews with 15 experts, which continued until theoretical saturation was achieved. Trustworthiness was ensured based on four criteria credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability and reliability was established through an inter coder agreement of 90%.
Results and Findings: The findings revealed that the model of cultural adaptation for the sustainable development of school sport comprised 41 key points, 11 concepts, and four main categories: strengthening and empowering service infrastructures, sustainable management and planning, sustainable development requirements and factors, and sustainable environmental knowledge management. These categories indicate that achieving cultural adaptation for the sustainable development of school sport requires a comprehensive and multidimensional approach encompassing infrastructural, managerial, social, and environmental dimensions. Synergy among service improvement, sustainable planning, policy support, and the enhancement of environmental knowledge can facilitate the institutionalization of sport culture in rural and urban schools. Accordingly, simultaneous attention to spatial justice, intersectoral participation, and resource management plays a decisive role in ensuring the sustainability of school sport programs.
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