Identifying the View of Sportswomen towards Hijab in Sports Using the Q Method

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Researcher at the Radio and Television Research Center

2 Faculty member of the Islamic Azad University (South of Tehran Branch)

3 Faculty Member of Islamic Azad University (Tehran Main Branch)

Abstract

In this article, it is attempted to describe the practicability of the Q method in identifying the ideas toward a specific issue. Thus, the process of research using the Q method will be described in this research. Twenty sportswomen participated in this study, in which two ideas towards Hijab were achieved. In order to offer a description of these two ideas, 36 sentences are used that express the different views of sportswomen toward Hijab.
 

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