Indicators and Components Affecting the International Development of Table Tennis of Iran (Exploration and validation with mixed approach)

Subject Areas : Sport Sciences Quarterly

مهران احدی ¹ , محمد حامی ² , وحید شجاعی ³

1 - دانشجوی دکتری مدیریت ورزشی، واحد ساری، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، ساری، ایران
2 - گروه مدیریت ورزشی، واحد ساری، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، ساری، ایران
3 - گروه مدیریت ورزشی، واحد ساری، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، ساری، ایران

Received: 2021-02-27 Accepted : 2021-02-27 Published : 2020-11-21

Keywords: Influencing Factors, Keywords: International Development, Table Tennis, Structural Validity, Indicators and Components,

Abstract :

The purpose of this study was to identify and validate the indicators and components affecting the International Development of Table Tennis in Iran. From the paradigm perspective, the present study was a type of pragmatism, mixed approach, exploratory-field nature, phenomenological and survey strategy, and applied in terms of purpose. The data collection method was in-depth and semi-structured interviews (qualitative section) and a questionnaire. The statistical population of the study was experts from the national tennis teams of Iran, including the coaches of the national tennis teams of Iran, senior managers in the Ministry of Sports and Youth and the Tennis Federation. The coaches of the various tennis leagues, the tennis boards, the staff and experts of the Ministry of Sports and Youth and the Iranian Tennis Federation formed the sample members of the research in a small section. At first 226 initial codes including 13 main categories and 37 pivotal categories regarding the factors affecting the international development of tennis in Iran were counted, totally the number of these codes were 460. The reliability coefficient of qualitative research re-coding was calculated to be 0.84. The apparent and content validity in the form of CVR and CVR forms was approved by experts and the validity of the research questionnaire after performing the exploratory analysis process. Fit of the model with SRMR calculation equal to 0.066 which showed the optimal fit of the model. Economic factors (0.503), social factors (0.438), infrastructure development (0.43) and technical and specialized factors (0.44), motivational factors (0.373), media factors (0.518), the nature of tennis (0.004) ), Talent identification (0.497), managerial factors (0.530), government and governance (0.458), educational institutions and development of public sports (0.472) as indicators and components affecting the international development of tennis are discovered and validated in which all were reported to have high and medium quality upwards with Q2 calculation. 

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