GV20 : Investigating the impacts of holding sport events on host community (Case study: University of Birjand as the host of 11th sport –cultural Olympiad of University girl students in Iran (
Thesis > Central Library of Shahrood University > Physical Education > MSc > 2013
Authors:
Faride Taghipour Jahromy [Author], Reza Andam[Supervisor], Rahimeh Mahdizadeh[Advisor]
Abstarct: Sport and exercise as a requirement for Preservation health, happiness and increased life force and promotion of mental health in all human societies have always had a Noteworthy and particular importance. A form of exercise, competitions and sporting events nowadays because of the Many Interest in different groundwork’s, it has found abundance significance for all countries. Many countries or cities, holding sport events are the applicant and because they are doing their utmost able to assume its host.The purpose of the research was to investigate the impacts of holding sport events on host community by exploratory factor analysis. The method of this research was descxriptive –correlation and the statistical populations consist of organizers of 11th sport- Cultural Olympiad of University girl students in Iran. 186 people were selected as statistical sample by Stratified random sampling. Researcher- made questionnaire was used to collect data which its content and face validity was checked and confirmed by expert university panel. Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient was used to test the reliability of the questionnaire (α=0.94). Factor analysis, with a varimax rotation was used to analyze the data. Fifty three variables were selected and classified into six categories: infrastructure development and management, economic, social capital, development and promotion, empathy and camaraderie and cultural development. A five -point Likert scale was used to determine the significance of the variables.The result showed that the most important impact was “Hosted Background for renovation and improvement of sports facilities in the host society provides” (4.26 ± 0.65, mean ± SD) and the least important impact was “Events brings pride to the hosted community” (3.47 ± 1.02, mean ± SD). The results show, infrastructure development and management factor is the most important impact of holding sport events on host community. Therefor sport events holding managers can solve many of problems such as defects regarding to infrastructure and management section of their region by accepting the hosting of the athletic competitions.
Keywords:
#Infrastructure development and management #Factor Analysis #University sport Link
Keeping place: Central Library of Shahrood University
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