VIEWS OF PARLIAMENTARIANS AND ACADEMICS FOR THE INTERACTION OF POLITICS AND SPORTS
Abstract
This study was performed to determine the interaction of the political institution and sport as a means of perspective of academics and parliamentarians. The population of this study was consisted from departments of School of Physical Education and Sports in Universities, academics and parliamentarians who work in the social field, the sample group of 86 academics and 83 parliamentarians are selected by random method. The collection of data, developed by the researcher “Sports Political Interaction Detection Scale” was used. As the statistical method to analyze the data, frequency, percent distribution, and independent groups t-test and “Kruskal Wallis H Test” was used. In study, according to the average scores on the sub-dimensions the statistical findings of “Sports Political Interaction Detection Scale”, the parliamentarians and academics “Sports-Political System Relationship” sub-average scores on the size of the first place, respectively, and it “Sports-State / Government Relationship” and “Sports-Politics Relationship” followed by sub-dimensions have been identified. In other words, the interaction of both participants in the group of sports policy, “Relationship Between Sports-Political System,” the more that can be expressed in the foreground. Politicians to their emphasis on the popularity of sports phenomenon, the research group, believed to be the effect of politics in sport, as well as participants “sporting services responsibilty of state”, the large majority (86.1%) participated and 90.7%’s emphasize of the “realization of the political effects of investment in sport” has been determined in survey. In study, academics 60.5%, while 67.5% of parliamentarians have been believed “autonomous sports federations”and academics 68.6%, parliamenterians 79.5% have been believed “regardless of the sport model with a top structure is the conduct and administration, the effect of diminishing the direction of politics in sport” has been found. Participants indicated that sport is an important tool creating the national identity and has developed into feelings of national unity and solidarity. Also they want to obtain laws for sportive programs and activities but in an independent form over against the political institutions by the model of autonomous-free sport management.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
April 15, 2011
Submission Date
April 9, 2017
Acceptance Date
February 25, 2011
Published in Issue
Year 2011 Volume: 16 Number: 2