Designing a model for sustainable development in women's sport of Iran

The aim of this research was designing a mo model for sustainable development in women's sport of Iran.The method of research was qualitative research with a systematic and explicit approach. The statistical population consisted of two parts of the human community (directors, professors, educators, etc.) and the information society (books, articles, documents, media, etc.). Sampling sufficient number based on theoretical saturation and the judgment was done (24 and 76 versions). The research tool was a library study and framework exploratory interviews. The validity of the tool was evaluated and confirmed by the legal and scientific credibility of the statistical sample, the opinion of the experts, and the coefficient of agreement between the codecs. Multi-stage coding method was used to analyze the data. The framework of the research identified in the model consists of four general and consecutive levels: ecosystem (2 perspectives, 5 dimensions and 20 components), strategy (3 perspectives, 10 dimensions and 29 components), performance (3 perspectives, 11 dimensions and 43 components) and outcome (2 perspectives and 8 components). The nature of the relationship between variables in the model is determined based on causal relationships and system analysis. According to the research findings, sustainable development of women's sports can be formed from systematic interaction and the emergence of components in six perspectives and the ultimate goal is to achieve sustainable development of women's sports to enhance its function.