Rohoalah Aliniya - PhD Student in Sports Management, Gorgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Iran.
Mojtaba Ahmadi - Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education, Bandar Gaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Gaz, Iran.
Zaynoalabdin Falah - Associate Professor, Department of Physical Education, Gorgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Iran.
Taher Behlekeh - Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education, Gorgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Iran.

The present study was conducted with the aim of designing a model of barriers to the advancement of sports justice in  schools of deprived areas with a mixed method. The present study was a sequential exploratory research and a survey one. The research population in the qualitative section included sports teachers in deprived areas that were purposefully selected for qualitative interviews (interviews with ۱۵ participants until reaching the theoretical saturation). The research population of the quantitative section consisted of ۱۸۱ sports teachers . The data collection tool in the present study was a semi-structured interview and a researcher-developed questionnaire. In order to analyze the research data, coding in the qualitative part and structural equation method in the quantitative part were conducted. In the qualitative part, ۲۵ concept codes and ۵ main categories were extracted. In the quantitative part, all ۵ main extracted categories (economic, manpower, management, infrastructure, motivation) had a proper fitness.

Economic, Infrastructure, Management, Manpower, Motivation