Authors
1 Sport Management Department, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
2 Associate Professor of the Department of Sport Management, Sport Sciences Faculty, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.
3 Department of Economic Sciences, Faculty of Management and Economics, Guilan University, Rasht, Iran.
Abstract
Objective: This research was conducted through a combination of previous research to analyze the barriers to employment in the Iranian sports labor market at three levels: micro, meso, and macro.
Methodology: This qualitative study uses a meta-synthesis approach and the qualitative content analysis method. The statistical population included all domestic studies conducted between 1380 and 1402. In this way, 31 articles were purposefully selected. Using Sandlowski and Barroso's (2007) seven-step model, the findings of previous research related to the research objectives were reviewed, aggregated, synthesized, and interpreted. Using the identification and validation of the coding method, it was confirmed through Cohen's kappa test (0.617).
Findings: Based on the findings, the barriers to employment in the sports labor market are classified into 66 sub-themes and 13 main themes at three levels: micro, meso, and macro.
Conclusion: The findings of this study show that employment in the Iranian sports labor market faces numerous obstacles. To overcome these challenges, a comprehensive and long-term approach by policymakers, managers, economic actors, and job seekers in this field is essential. At the micro level, skills training and strengthening personal characteristics; at the meso level, reforming the educational system, creating a labor market system, developing a strategic plan, strengthening sports-related associations and institutions, and increasing support; at the macro level, economic reforms, improving political relations, social support, technological advancement, and legal changes can lead to the creation of new and sustainable job opportunities in Iranian sports.
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