Research Methods for Sports Studies

✍ Scribed by Ian Jones

• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 305
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This comprehensive and accessible textbook offers a complete grounding in both qualitative and quantitative research methods for the sports studies student. The book offers the reader a step-by-step guide to the research process, from designing a research project, to collecting and analysing data, to reporting the research, all of which is richly illustrated with sport-related case-studies and examples. The book covers key topics such as: - conceptual Models- qualitative research methods- choosing an appropriate research design- undertaking a literature review- the key research methods such as questionnaires, interviews, content analysis and ethnographic studies. - analysing data, including an introduction to SPSS, as well as guides to descriptive and inferential statistics- writing a research report- the internet as a research toolA much needed book with no competitor titles, this should be essential reading for all undergraduates in sports studies.

✦ Table of Contents

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 13
WHAT IS RESEARCH?......Page 18
RESEARCH TRADITIONS......Page 31
THE RESEARCH PROCESS......Page 48
RESEARCH QUESTIONS, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES......Page 55
REVIEWING THE LITERATURE......Page 67
THEORIES, CONCEPTS AND VARIABLES IN SPORT RESEARCH......Page 88
RESEARCH DESIGNS FOR SPORTS STUDIES......Page 108
COLLECTING DATA I: THE QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY......Page 132
COLLECTING DATA II: RESEARCH INTERVIEWS......Page 157
COLLECTING DATA III: UNOBTRUSIVE METHODS OBSERVATION AND CONTENT ANALYSIS......Page 175
COLLECTING DATA IV: ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH IN SPORT......Page 192
ANALYSING DATA I: QUANTITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS......Page 209
ANALYSING DATA II: QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS......Page 234
WRITING THE RESEARCH REPORT......Page 245
SPORTS RESEARCH AND THE INTERNET......Page 265
STUDENT ISSUES......Page 273
Glossary......Page 286
Bibliography......Page 291
Journals publishing sports-related research......Page 297
Index......Page 299