Exploring the contextual factors and intervening in the development of entrepreneurship in the educational system of physical education and sports sciences of the country

The aim of the present study was to investigate the underlying factors and intervene in the development of entrepreneurship in the educational system of physical education and sports sciences in the country. The research method was qualitative and grand theory. Data were collected through in-depth and semi-structured interviews. The statistical population of the study includes all experts in the three fields of science, administration and sports, including experts and experts in the field of entrepreneurship (including top sports entrepreneurs, professors in this field), elite faculty members and experts in the faculties of physical education and sports sciences. (Ministry of Sports and Youth, Federations, and the National Olympic Committee). Findings related to background factors represent 4 sub-categories; Infrastructure, related organizations, entrepreneurial culture, and higher education policy-making and planning for ignition were categorized into two general concepts: organizational and structural factors, and entrepreneurial culture and thinking. Also, the findings of the intervening factors in 2 general concepts of macro-legal, political and economic factors and focusing on the development of entrepreneurship and skills training strategies of students, which include 5 sub-categories; Production of law, support facilities, political and economic factors, development of entrepreneurial knowledge and structural engineering were classified. In general, recognizing these factors can help universities, professors, and the physical education system to develop entrepreneurship.