Sociological Investigation of Leisure Sports for Employees of Sports and Youth Departments in Iraq

Year 2024, , 128 - 135, 15.06.2024

Ahmed Mushtak , Amin Azimkhani

https://doi.org/10.18826/useeabd.1293423

Abstract

Aim: This study examines the impact of sports organization management on the leisure time evaluation and communication skills of Iraqi youth and sports administration staff.
Methods: The statistical population of this research is made up of the staff of sports and youth departments in Iraq. According to the Morgan table, the sample size was 302 people. The measurement tool in this research was a questionnaire, which Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used for the reliability of the questionnaires, and its validity was measured by consulting with the supervisors and consultants and sports management experts. In order to analyze the data, descriptive statistical methods such as percentage, mean and standard deviation and inferential statistical methods such as Pearson's correlation coefficient to test the relationships between variables and step-by-step regression to predict leisure-sports decision-making and skills Communication is through the effectiveness of the organization's management, which has been used using SPSS version 21 software.
Results: The findings showed that; there is a significant relationship between the effectiveness of organization management and sports leisure decisions and communication skills, and the structural equation model between the variables along with its components has a significant fit.
Conclusion: With an effective management, it is possible to strengthen communication skills in the decision-making of leisure programs. And in the conditions of the corona disease, researcher took a big step for different strata of the Iraqi society in leisure activities.

Keywords

Leisure, Communication, Sports organizations, Effectiveness of management

Irak'ta Spor ve Gençlik Dairesi Çalışanları İçin Boş Zaman Sporlarının Sosyolojik Olarak İncelenmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışma, spor organizasyonu yönetiminin Iraklı gençler ve spor yönetimi çalışanlarının boş zaman değerlendirme ve iletişim becerileri üzerindeki etkisini incelemektedir.
Yöntem: Bu araştırmanın istatistiksel evrenini Irak'taki spor ve gençlik departmanlarının personeli oluşturmaktadır. Morgan tablosuna göre örneklem büyüklüğü 302 kişidir. Bu araştırmadaki ölçüm aracı bir anket olup, anketlerin güvenilirliği için Cronbach alfa katsayısı kullanılmış ve geçerliliği amirlere, danışmanlara ve spor yönetimi uzmanlarına danışılarak ölçülmüştür. Verileri analiz etmek için, yüzde, ortalama ve standart sapma gibi tanımlayıcı istatistiksel yöntemler ve değişkenler arasındaki ilişkileri test etmek için Pearson korelasyon katsayısı ve boş zaman-spor karar verme ve becerilerini tahmin etmek için adım adım regresyon gibi çıkarımsal istatistiksel yöntemler SPSS sürüm 21 yazılımı kullanılarak kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: Bulgular; organizasyon yönetiminin etkinliği ile boş zaman spor kararları ve iletişim becerileri arasında anlamlı bir ilişki olduğunu ve değişkenler arasındaki yapısal eşitlik modelinin bileşenleriyle birlikte anlamlı bir uyuma sahip olduğunu göstermiştir.
Sonuç: Etkili bir yönetimle, boş zaman programlarının karar alma sürecinde iletişim becerilerini güçlendirmek mümkündür. Korona hastalığı koşullarında araştırmacı, boş zaman faaliyetlerinde Irak toplumunun farklı katmanları için büyük bir adım atmıştır.

Keywords

Boş zaman, İletişim, Spor organizasyonları, Yönetimin etkinliği

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