Indentifying and Classifying Schools’ sport Stakeholders by Providing a framework of their Participation in school sport

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1 Department of Sport Management, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran

2 Department of Sport Management, Faculty of physical Education and sport sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran

3 Department of sport management, Faculty of physical Education and sport Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran

Abstract

Background & Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify and classifying stakeholders and providing framework of stakeholders’ participation in school sport decisions.
Methodology: Methodologically the study was descriptive-survey. The statistical population of the study consists of experts of the physical education department and health of education ministry, general offices of provinces, cities and towns as well as physical education teachers. Data gathering was done in two steps. First a systematic interview was conducted with 16 specialists in the field of students’ sport to identify the stakeholders, and then a researcher-made questionnaire in line with Freeman's Classification method (2007) and Mitchel’s stakeholders’ salience with confirmed reliability and validity was distributed among the samples for stakeholders’ categorization. For data analysis SPSS software was used.
Results: The results of the study showed that students, teachers and physical education and health department are the most important and primary stakeholders’ and parents and government organizations are the secondary stakeholders’.
Conclusion: The results of the study showed that effective relationship between primary and secondary stakeholders’ and their participation in decision-makings are the most significant factor for the proper performance of schools’ sport. 

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Journal of Sport Management and Motor Behavior
Volume 18, Issue 36
October 2022
Pages 16-1

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