The Barriers and solutions of Development Employment for Sport in South Khorasan Province

The aim of the present study was to identify barriers and solutions of Development Employment in sport in South Khorasan province. The research method was mixed (qualitative-quantitative) and in terms of purpose, it was a type of applied research. In phase qualitative study using semi-structured interviews with experts from qualitative methods were used. In the quantitative phase, according to data obtained from the qualitative phase, questionnaire Includes 12 components and 96 items was designed and distributed. In the qualitative phase, the purpose of the sampling was first and then the theoretical sampling method was used. The process of sampling to theoretical saturation of the categories continued, and a total of 14 individual interviews were conducted. In a quantitative phase, 98 questionnaires were completed by using available and targeted sampling method.The results showed that, in total, about 961 people are equal to 0.44 percent of the employed in the sports sector. The three main categories of society's tendency towards sport, privatization in sport and improving the business environment as the causative factors; four categories of geographical, cultural, economic, and the ability of sports entrepreneurs in the province as the underlying factors; as well as the seven main categories of economic, information, management and legal barriers, Structural, cultural and behavioral as a barrier to job creation in sport in southern Khorasan province. In addition, five major categories of sporting tourism, sports products, sports services, sports competitions and sport education were identified as employment potential in sport field.