Presenting a Model for a Creative and Entrepreneurial Sports Science Faculty

Promoting entrepreneurial thinking among university graduates enables them to capitalize on their latent talents and develop into creative, creative, and entrepreneurial individuals. The purpose of this study was to develop a model for an innovative and entrepreneurial Faculty of Sport Sciences. The research was conducted during the ۲۰۲۳–۲۰۲۴ academic period. A qualitative research design was employed, utilizing in-depth interviews with experts possessing substantial knowledge and experience in the field. Participants included individuals affiliated with science and technology parks, administrators of university innovation and entrepreneurship centres, representatives from the Faculty of Sport Sciences, entrepreneurship specialists, and faculty members. The participants were selected through purposive sampling using the snowball technique, resulting in a final sample of ۱۳ interviewees. The interview data were analysed using the grounded theory approach. During the open coding stage, the identified concepts and indicators were extracted from the data. Through further analysis of the open coding findings, six principal categories were ultimately integrated into the axial coding paradigm. The findings indicated that the development of entrepreneurship programs, the establishment of innovation centres and business accelerators, increasing students’ awareness of entrepreneurial opportunities, fostering interdisciplinary interactions, and continuous evaluation were among the key strategic components of an entrepreneurial Faculty of Sport Sciences. In this regard, it is essential for policymakers, administrators, and stakeholders within the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, higher education institutions, and Faculties of Sport Sciences to create the necessary conditions for entrepreneurial transformation through alignment of attitudes and behaviours and the provision of appropriate institutional support. The novelty of this study lies in its emphasis on entrepreneurship within Faculties of Sport Sciences in response to the growing unemployment among university graduates and the vast economic and developmental potential of the sport sector. By highlighting entrepreneurship as a critical concern for students in this field, the study addresses an issue that has received relatively limited attention in previous research.

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Faculty of Sport Sciences ، Model ، Creativity ، entrepreneurship