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

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 M.Sc. in Sports Management, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Qom, Qom, Iran

2 Postdoctoral Researcher of Sports Management, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to identify the Challenges facing authors and researchers in publishing sports books in Iran. This research is considered an applied study in terms of its objective, descriptive in terms of data collection, and exploratory in terms of data certainty. The research method was mixed (qualitative-quantitative). The statistical population in the qualitative section consisted of faculty members in the field of sports sciences, and in the quantitative section, it included professors, researchers, and authors who had experience in publishing sports books. The sampling method was purposive. In the first stage of the research, through purposive sampling, 21 individuals from the statistical population were interviewed, and the challenges of publishing sports books were identified. In the second and third stages, the factors identified by the Delphi group (21 individuals) were examined; in these two stages, factors that had at least 70% positive responses were retained for the next stage in the final stage, the factors identified in the previous three stages were ranked using a five-point Likert questionnaire. The content validity of the questionnaire was approved by 10 faculty members in the field of sports sciences. Friedman's test was used to rank factors in SPSS software Based on the findings of this research, the most important challenges of book publishing in Iran are in two general categories: internal (professional) and external (cultural, social, political, economic).

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