Imaging the Future of Sports Science from the Perspective of the Educated Youth

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Allameh Tabataba'i University

2 Allameh Tabataba'i University

3 Associate Professor of sport management, Allameh Tabatabai University,Tehran, Iran

4 Professor in Sport Management, Allameh Tabataba'i university

Abstract

Purpose: Something that happens in the future of a scientific field depends on today's view of young people about the future. The perception of young people from the future and their conception of the future is very important. The purpose of this study was to imaging the future of sports science from the perspective of educated youth.
Method: The method of the present research is qualitative and exploratory research and in terms of purpose is applied research. The statistical population of the study included educated youth who are familiar with sports science and the snowball sampling method was used for interviews and theoretical saturation were obtained with 23 interviews. To analyze the data, the content analysis method has been used to obtain the information of this research.
Findings: The results show the future of sports science among educated youth consists of seven main concepts that include: hope for a green education system, excessive interest in working in the sports industry, basic reengineering, relative disappointment from the ability of authorities, social position through academic education, desire for empowerment and lack of skills, injustice, and utilitarianism.
Conclusion: Finally, by observing the mental images of the youth, it can be stated that sports science will move towards the dystopia if the current situation continues, and it can move towards the utopia with fundamental changes. In this direction, the stakeholders of sports sciences need to be together and disagreements need to be managed as well as arbitrariness of sports science professionals should be reduced.

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Journal of Iran Futures Studies
Volume 7, Issue 2 - Serial Number 13
January 2023
Pages 235-252

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