In collaboration with Payame Noor University and Iranian Scientific association of sport management

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Sports Management, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

2 MSc Student, Department of Sports Management, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of the cognitive dimensions of sport architecture with emphasis on communication approaches in the absorption of female students to sport education places in Ardabil. This research is an applied and is descriptive-survey in terms of data collection method. The statistical population of this study includes all high school female students in Ardabil city in the academic year 1398-1397. The sampling method used is random-cluster sampling. Then, 375 individuals were selected randomly from the clusters based on the Krejcie-Morgan table. The aesthetic questionnaire consisted of 23 questions on a five-point Likert scale. Content and face validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by sport management professors and then the reliability of the questionnaire was 0.80. The descriptive statistics, test and Friedman's rank were used for analysis. The findings showed that aesthetic dimensions have a positive and significant effect on students' tendency to sports places. Therefore, it can be concluded that the sports facilities in the schools of education must have the proper and standard architecture to ensure the health and safety of the students.

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