Research methods for sports studies

✍ Scribed by Chris Gratton; Ian Jones

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 321
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Illustrated with sport-related case-studies, this title presents such topics as qualitative and quantitative research methods, research design, literature reviews, ethical issues in research, and research techniques. It is suitable for students undertaking a dissertation or research project as part of their studies. What is research? -- The research process -- Research traditions -- Research questions, aims and objectives -- Reviewing the literature -- Theories, concepts and variables -- Research designs for sports studies -- Collecting data I : the questionnaire survey -- Collecting data II : research interviews -- Collecting data III : unobtrusive methods : observation and content analysis -- Collecting data IV : ethnographic research in sport -- Analysing data I : quantitative data analysis -- Analysing data II : qualitative data analysis -- Writing the research report -- Practical issues

✦ Table of Contents

BOOK COVER......Page 1
TITLE......Page 4
COPYRIGHT......Page 5
CONTENTS......Page 6
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION......Page 14
CHAPTER 1 WHAT IS RESEARCH?......Page 18
CHAPTER 2 THE RESEARCH PROCESS......Page 32
CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH TRADITIONS......Page 39
CHAPTER 4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES......Page 57
CHAPTER 5 REVIEWING THE LITERATURE......Page 71
CHAPTER 6 THEORIES, CONCEPTS AND VARIABLES......Page 94
CHAPTER 7 RESEARCH DESIGNS FOR SPORTS STUDIES......Page 117
CHAPTER 8 COLLECTING DATA I: THE QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY......Page 143
CHAPTER 9 COLLECTING DATA II: RESEARCH INTERVIEWS......Page 171
CHAPTER 10 COLLECTING DATA III: UNOBTRUSIVE METHODS – OBSERVATION AND CONTENT ANALYSIS......Page 192
CHAPTER 11 COLLECTING DATA IV: ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH IN SPORT......Page 210
CHAPTER 12 ANALYSING DATA I: QUANTITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS......Page 229
CHAPTER 13 ANALYSING DATA II: QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS......Page 255
CHAPTER 14 WRITING THE RESEARCH REPORT......Page 267
CHAPTER 15 PRACTICAL ISSUES......Page 287
GLOSSARY......Page 300
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 306
INDEX......Page 314