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

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Ph.D. student of Sport Managemen, Payame Noor University,Tehran, Iran

2 Professor, Department of sport Management, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the content of privatization research in Iranian sports. The research method is quantitative and based on content analysis with a descriptive. The statistical population includes all privatization research in Iranian sports until the end of summer 2021. The statistical sample is equal to the statistical population. To conduct this research, the website of sports scientific-research journals was searched. However, in order to obtain research related to previous years, which is not listed on the website of scientific-research journals Also for other researches, different databases were searched. Descriptive statistics (graph and tables) were used to analyze the data by Excel software.The results showed that a total of 98 reserhes have been conducted in the field of privatization of Iranian sports and it has been reported that 17.5% of the researches in the field of privatization of football and football clubs; 22.5% of the researches were in the field of privatization of sports places, and 60% of the researches were in other fields of privatization of sports. Another result of this research is the very small share of university students' thesises and dissertations In general, 98 studies from 1995 to the end of 2021, which is about 26 years, do not show an acceptable quantity. Obstacles to the privatization of Iranian sports have been addressed in 24 studies. The results of this study indicate a suitable environment for future research on privatization in Iranian sports.

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