Identification of dimensions and criteria of cultural development in athletic sport

The recognition of dimensions and criterion that facilitate the process of cultural development in Athletic Sport is necessary . The purpose of this study is to identify cultural development dimensions in Athletic Sport. The method of the research is a mixed-model . At first, a researcher-made questionnaire consisted of 72-item based on the theory of structural functionalism of Parsons and used after confirmation of validity and content by 30 teachers, reliability was confirmed with Cronbach's alpha. During the second sstage, 143 experts participated in research. For data analysis, Factor analysis with orthogonal rotation was used. Based on research findings, in order of importance, five dimensions of The development of political culture, strengthening national-religious identity, the development of economic culture, the development of social culture, and The development of educational and technology were identified considering the cultural development of athletic sport. Also, based on factor analysis of the three criteria dimension the development of political culture, the criteria of meritocracy, among the strengthening national-religious identity dimensions The criteria of moral health, Among the three criteria for the development of economic culture dimension, economic ethics criteria, The criteria of social capital among the four criteria for the development of social culture and Of the five criteria for dimension of the development of education and information technology, criteria of education and research were a priority. Therefore, the development of political culture and the strengthening of national - religious identity is the first step towards the cultural development of sports, especially in athletic sport