Factors effecting career plateau in physical education faculty members in Iran

Authors
Alimadad Norouzi 1
Alireza Zare 2
Rezvan Shirali 2
1 Cultural Science Shiraz University, Shiraz
2 Master of Sport Management Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the factors effecting career plateau in physical education's faculty members in Iran. A descriptive-survey method was chosen for this study. The statistical population of this research (N=369) included all faculty members in 38 physical education and sport sciences in public universities. Using Cochran's sample size formula, a total of 189 people were randomly selected.  In this study, a researcher made questionnaire was used and its face and construct validity were approved by sports management faculty members. Exploratory factor analysis and path analysis were used for data analysis. The results of factor analysis showed that in total 4 factors included about 60 percent of the variances. The results indicated that the biological factors (.512) had the most influence on the creation of faculty members career plateau .Therefore, with respect to the necessity of effective factors on career plateau in physical education faculty members in Iran, it is recommended that subjects related  to the biological issues are considered by authorities.

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  • Receive Date 06 March 2023
  • Publish Date 06 March 2023