Modeling the Factors Affecting the Development of Sport for All in Isfahan Province

The study is to present a comprehensive model for the popularization of sports in Isfahan, for which the first (qualitative) purpose was referred to experts in the physical activity of sport for all in the province and through in-depth interviews based on grounded theory of data collection from them. Then, the data obtained from fifteen interviews were coded and analyzed using the data theorizing method of the Foundation. This study was of a combined method of mixed exploratory research projects. Due to the quality of the study; the snowball sampling method was used. A total of 15 public sports experts in the province were interviewed. The statistical population and sample size in the second phase were 135 based on Morgan's table and the sampling method was stratified randomly. The data collection tool in the second phase was a 70-item questionnaire, which was prepared based on the public sports model of Isfahan province in the first phase. A total of 140 open-source codes were obtained from the analysis. The 140 extracted codes were converted into 64 core codes. In the third step, in grouping the codes, the core codes extracted from the interviews were grouped and then the created groups were compared with each other to identify and extract the main groups and dimensions of each one. In general aggregation of three levels, behavioral, organizational and environmental, and 16 components of the main level subset, 64 code-axis subset components were extracted. At the level of behavioral factors, the priorities of the components were: 1- General factors 2- Personal factors 3- Basic factors. At the contextual (environmental) level, the priorities of the components were: 1- Collective environment 2- Economic environment 3- Diplomatic environment 4- Living environment 5- Environment cross-border 6- Cultural environment. At the level of structural (managerial) factors, priority of components respectively was: 1- Equipment of the minister of structures 2- Rules and instructions 3- Human capital and financial support jointly 4- Technical knowledge 5- Supporters.
At the end, the suggestions taken from the research results are presented as solutions to improve the situation of sport for all in Isfahan province.