Sport Management Studies

Identifying the factors affecting the employment development of graduates of physical education and sports sciences with an ecosystem approach

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

maryam farbod 1
ahimohamad safania 2
mohamadreza boroumand 3
salah naghshbandi 4
mohsen bagherian 4

1 1.PhD Student of Sport Management, Department of Sports Science, Research and Science Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

2 olum tahghighat university -faculty

3 nullAssistant Professor of Sports Management, Department of Sports Management and Media, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

4 null

https://doi.org/10.22089/smrj.2021.9289.3150
Abstract
The issue of employment and achieving the desired job is one of the most basic needs of a society and the development of human resource quality is one of the main goals of universities. This study aims to identify the factors affecting the development of employment of physical education graduates with a qualitative method and with an exploratory fundamental nature. The statistical population included 16 experts in the field of employment of sports science graduates from various organizations and centers. Sampling was performed by purposive and quota method. Semi-structured interview and research background were used to collect data in this study. The results of open coding included 57 initial codes obtained from the analysis of interviews and documents, which included 16 categories in the axial coding. Finally, the findings of selective coding included the four concepts of deterrents, facilitators, developers, and consequences. The analysis of the research findings showed that deterrents have a great impact on the employment development of graduate. So People's knowledge of their abilities and understanding of environmental changes and creating a systematic and organized approach to job creation as well as creating a suitable environment for the relationship between industry and academia by those in charge of employment has an important impact on the employment development of graduates.

Keywords

employment of graduates
postgraduate studies
physical education and sports sciences
ecosystem approach

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Sport Management Studies
Volume 14, Issue 72 - Serial Number 72
May and June 2022
Pages 363-394

  • Receive Date 04 August 2020
  • Revise Date 10 January 2021
  • Accept Date 01 February 2021

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