Designing Model of Social Responsibility of the School Sports Federation with Mixed Approach (Qualitative and Quantitative)

The purpose of this study designing model of social responsibility of the school sports federation. This study was practical with a mixed approach (qualitative and quantitative). The sample in the qualitative section was including informed experts of school sport in the field of academic, executive, and sports. The sampling method was purposeful and due to its unpredictable approach, it proceeded to a point where we reached theoretical saturation. Therefore, 12 interviews were analyzed. In the quantitative section, the statistical society was included board members, experts, managers of students sports federations, Deputies of Physical Education and Health, Heads of offices, the staff and associations school sports and 219 people purposefully were selected as samples. We use MAXQDA software in the qualitative section for analyzing data. Also, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were used in the quantitative section for confirming hypotheses that were obtained in the qualitative section. Results show that the qualitative sample create 36 initial codes, 4 Factor(economic, humanitarian, legal, and moral), and 1 axial code( Social responsibility of the Student Sports federation) that they have 422 overall frequency in the context of interviews. Also, hypothesizes that were obtained in the qualitative part were confirmed in the quantitative section. The results of this study will use for policy-making and strategic planning to develop social responsibility among federation staff, stakeholders, teachers, and sports associations, and boards in student sports.