Identifying the Training Needs of Pahlavani Federation Trainers
Subject Areas :Kurosh Fathi Vajargah 1 , Dr Firouz Nouri Kalkhoran 2 , reza fathi 3 , Nader Barzegar 4
1 - Professor, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Bo Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran.
3 - Assistant Professor, Environment and Energy Department, Energy Research Institute, Materials and Energy Research Institute, Tehran, Iran
4 - Assistant Professor, Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr Branch, Tehran, Iran
Keywords: training needs, Pahlavani Federation, trainers, training and development,
Abstract :
The development of sports coaches of is an important issue and success in the field of sports could lead to significant cultural, educational and economic achievements. Since Pahlavani Federation is located in Iran and also the main trustee of the management of this field at the international level belongs to the country of Iran, the significance of studying the field increases. The development of coaches can lead to transformation and promotion in the field of sports. The training and development of coaches at all levels is important, and in terms of global reputation, this group has the most influence in gaining honor. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify the educational needs of sports coaches in fields related to Pahlavani Federation. To this aim, the study was conducted with a mixed approach. In the qualitative phase, using the exploratory method and with two DACUM tools (9 participants) and semi-structured interview (12 participants and selected with the Snowball approach) and the test analysis method with Atride and Stirling's model, the needs of Pahlavani Federation coaches were extracted, and then the educational needs were determined and prioritized by the survey method (using T-tag group tests, one-way variance analysis or ANOVA, as well as Friedman's test). Educational needs were classified and presented in the form of five main groups of moral abilities, international abilities, specialized abilities, soft abilities, and organizational alignment abilities after examination and analysis.
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