Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 PhD Student in Sports Management, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran.
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Sports Management, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran.
3 Associate Professor of Sports Management, Isfahan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
Abstract
The aim of this study was to identify the components and present a conceptual analysis framework for system planning and strategic governance of elite and professional sport development at the provincial level, with an emphasis on Guilan Province. A qualitative research method was employed using thematic analysis of texts and an expert-based Delphi approach. Concept extraction was conducted from a sample of scientific texts (21 documentary and academic sources), and the extracted framework was subsequently validated in the Delphi phase through consultations with academic and executive experts (n=13). Sampling in the qualitative phase was based on theoretical saturation using a judgmental method, and in the Delphi phase, purposive sampling was employed based on expert adequacy. Research instruments included a concept extraction form from texts and a Delphi questionnaire for experts. Validity and reliability were confirmed in the thematic analysis section through coder agreement (Kappa coefficient = 0.71) and in the Delphi section through member agreement (78%). The results showed that, based on the coding framework, initial conceptual codes derived from open coding were organized into 2 general themes, 9 main themes, 32 sub-themes, and 86 axial themes. The final conceptual framework, integrating the two main dimensions of systemic and ecosystem factors with the planning and strategic governance system, presented a matrix model for analyzing the planning and governance of elite and professional sport development at the provincial level.
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