Identification and Analysis of Most Important Indicators and Solutions of Educational Empowerment in the Sports Boards

The purpose of this research work was to identify and analyze the most important indicators of educational empowerment in the sports boards of the West Azerbaijan Province.

The research method was descriptive-analytical, and was qualitative based on the thematic analysis approach method, and it has been practical in terms of the purpose. The statistical population of the research included all presidents, deputy presidents, secretaries, treasurers, and officials of the education committee in sports boards of the West Azerbaijan Province, numbering 215 people. Sampling was by the snowball method with theoretical saturation method and 18 interviews were conducted. The tool used was a semi-structured in-depth interview.
For the validity of the research work, the respondent validation method was used. After matching the main and sub-themes with the conceptual model obtained from the background and conceptual framework of the research, to check the reliability of the research work, the internal consistency of the research results was confirmed with the data collected by the people of the central focus group. Finally, the final thematic model of the research was presented by examining and commenting the people of the central focus group of the research.

The results showed that the most important predictive variables of the research work were in the form of three areas of specialized, structural, and psychological empowerment, and consist of facilities, knowledge, skills, personality-attitude characteristics, and professional ethics.

In order to achieve the qualitative development of educational services in the sports boards of the West Azerbaijan Province, there must first be a special and expert working group regarding the supervision and control of all cases in each of the sports boards, and should be prioritized, especially the necessary measures to increase the quantity and quality of sports facilities and infrastructure, selection members and succession.