Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Faculty member/ Art University
2 Faculty member/ Shahid Beheshti University
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to investigate the role of public space design on the play and physical activity of children and teenagers after Corona. This research was conducted as a mixed qualitative-quantitative research in a sequential exploratory method. The research sample in the qualitative section is 15 elite people who have conducted researches and studies related to the subject of the research. Sports coaches for children and teenagers were managers of public sports and cultural-sports managers of Tehran municipality. They were selected by snowball method. In the quantitative part, the statistical sample was 160 children and youth sports coaches, parents, employees of the cultural and sports department of Tehran municipalities and the Sports Federation. They were selected by random classification method. The research tool in the qualitative part was a semi-structured interview, and in the quantitative part, a researcher-made questionnaire was derived from the qualitative results of the research. The reliability of the questionnaire was calculated with Cronbach's alpha coefficient and (α=0.813) was reported. In the qualitative part, the data were analyzed using open, central and selective coding methods. A model with 8 dimensions was designed. In the quantitative phase of the research, Spss 20 software and PLS software were used to evaluate the research model. The results showed; According to the t values greater than 1.96, the most important components in the design of urban public spaces in the tendency of children and teenagers to physical activity, physical environment with correlation (0.76), security of urban public spaces
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