Geography and Regional Planning

Geography and Regional Planning

Factors affecting Islamic governance in physical education and health of the Ministry of Education of the Islamic Republic of Iran with a sustainable development approach in line with regional planning

Authors
Fazel Janami 1
Shahram Alam 2
Atousa Ghaseminezhad Dehkordi 3
Lena Motalebi 1
1 Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Sho.C., Islamic Azad University, Shoushtar, Iran.
2 Physical Education Department, YI.C., Shahr-e Ray, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
3 Department of Physical Education, Ahv.C., Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.
10.22034/jgeoq.2026.588914.4488
Abstract
The aim of the present study is to investigate the factors affecting Islamic governance in physical education and health of the Ministry of Education of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This study is a descriptive-survey type and was conducted using a field method. The statistical population of this study was all sports teachers in the country, which was considered to be 384 people due to the sample size of the blind sample in uncertain conditions. In this study, a well-designed questionnaire was used, whose face and construct validity and reliability were confirmed. In order to analyze the data of the present study, the statistical methods of exploratory factor analysis and path analysis were used using SPSS and AMOS software. The results of the factor analysis showed that a total of 5 factors accounted for about 61% of the variance. The results of the present study showed that the highest correlation exists between "all-round growth of students" and "improvement of social and educational capital" with a coefficient of 0.701. And the lowest correlation was observed between "Islamic physical education executive mechanisms" and "health-oriented environment" with a coefficient of 0.587.
Keywords
Islamic governance
physical education
students
sustainable development