Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Master of Sports Management, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran.
2 Ph.D. Student in Sports Management, University of Guilan, Guilan, Iran.
3 Professor of Sports Management, University of Guilan, Guilan, Iran.
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to investigate and analyze the content of articles related to women's sports management in scientific journals. The research community included articles from databases such as Civilica, the Regional Center for Information Science and Technology, Zanjan, Magiran, Noor Journals, the Comprehensive Portal of Humanities, the Scientific Information Database of Jihad University, and the Islamic World Science Citation Database, as well as sports management journals in the country. A total of 129 articles were identified through keyword searches including "women's sports," "female sports," and "girls’' sports" in the mentioned databases, which were then subjected to content analysis.
The results indicated that these studies could be classified into eight major categories that the most important of which are: 1- Psychological, social, and ideological perspectives, 2- Financial management and marketing, 3- Management and leadership. Among the universities in the country, after the total of open universities, the University of Tehran, the total of Payame Noor universities, and the University of Guilan have been the most engaged in this area. Furthermore, the majority of articles in this field have been published in the Journal of Sports Management at the University of Tehran; additionally, the highest number of citations in this field is related to Persian articles. It is worth mentioning that in over 57% of the research, quantitative research methods were employed. Scientific production in recent years has been met with increased interest. Therefore, given the importance of women's sports in the indicators of sports development, it is recommended that research in this area be expanded through interdisciplinary collaborations.
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