Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Department of Movement Behavior and Sports Management, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Urmia University, Urmia: Iran.
2 Associate Professor, Department of Sport Management, Faculty of Physical Education & Sport Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
3 PhD student in Sports Management, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of media in promoting sports diplomacy in Iran. The method of the present study is a qualitative approach to the data method that was applied in terms of purpose and in terms of data collection in the field. The statistical population of the present study included faculty members in the field of sports management, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Strategic Management and Decision Making, and senior managers of sports federations, editors and journalists who had extensive international and managerial experience in sports diplomacy, 25 of whom They were selected by snowball sampling. The research tool was a semi-structured interview that continued until the stage of theoretical saturation. Acceptability, transferability and verification methods were used for validity and reliability of the research. The method of data collection is library resources, field observation, audio media and semi-structured interviews with 25 elites aware of the subject matter. The validity of this study was reviewed and confirmed by experts and the reliability of the study was 89%. Data analysis was performed in three stages of open, axial and selective coding. Based on the identified open codes, pivotal codes were formed and a theoretical model was developed with the help of selective coding, then the paradigm model was approved by experts and the codes, concepts and categories identified in future planning in promoting sports diplomacy. ; Therefore, the media played an important role in promoting the country's sports diplomacy and improved the international arena
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