Investigating the Legal Methods of Relieving the Liability of Physical Education Teachers in Iranian Schools During Sports Accidents

The main purpose of this study was to investigating the legal methods of relieving the liability of physical education teachers in Iranian schools during sports accidents. the present study was descriptive-correlation in terms of research method. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data. In order to determine the content validity of the questionnaire, the questionnaire was reviewed by several expert professors with sports orientation and opinion law. To estimate the reliability of the questionnaire, in a pilot study, the questionnaires was distributed among 20 participants and the internal reliability of the questionnaire was examined by Cronbach's alpha method (α = 0.87). The statistical population of the study consisted of all physical education teachers in Iranian schools. Given the size, number, and difficulty of accessing samples, available sampling method was used to collect data and finally 225 questionnaires were returned. The data were analyzed using SPSS and LISREL software. The findings showed that technical factors, managerial factors, educational factors and legal factors are effective in relieving the responsibility of physical education teachers in the event of sports accidents. Therefore, it is suggested that in addition to paying attention to the promotion in the educational degree of the teachers, by holding in-service classes and informing via brochures, installing educational boards, etc. their information about legal issues and responsibilities be increased.