Relationship between Education and the rate of participation in recreational sport among Tehrani Women

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Identifying the effect of Education on women participating in recreational sports, is a great step towards introducing new approaches leading to a greater participation of women in sports activities and consequently improving women's physical and mental health. The aim of this study is to investigate the siginificance of relationship between education and the rate of participation in recreational sport among Tehrani Women. Also identifying different constraints which inhibits well educated women in contrast with uneducated ones in sport s is another aim of this study.The instrument used in this study was a questionair provided by the researcher.It was first checked for the reliability and validity and was then distributed among the women in Tehran. The sample included 1200 women, whom were chosen accidentally according to Morgan sampling table, out of Tehran women population. The results of the analysis showed that well educated women participate in recreational sport activities much more than uneducated or less educated women. Also the results show that the kind of constrains women perceive is similar among women with different education levels but among educated women something is different and that is these women negotiate constraints and participate in sport in spite of perceiving constraints.

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Research in sport Management
Volume 1, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
March 2012
Pages 119-142

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