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Key concepts in sport and exercise research methods / Michael Atkinson.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Atkinson, Michael, 1971- author.
- Series:
- SAGE key concepts
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sports--Research--Methodology.
- Sports.
- Exercise--Research--Methodology.
- Exercise.
- Exercise--Research.
- Methodology.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE Publications, 2012.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- The SAGE Key Concepts series provides students with accessible and authoritative knowledge of the essential topics in a variety of disciplinces. Cross-referenced throughout, the format encourages critical evaluation through understanding. Written by experienced and respected academics, the books are undispensable study aids and guides to comprehension.
- Key Concepts in Sport & Exercise Research Methods
- This book systematically demonstrates the significance and application of method in plain language.
- Written for students, it contains the core methodological concepts, practices and debates they need to understand and apply research methods within the field of sport and exercise. The book provides a comprehensive panoramic introduction which will reassure and empower its readers.
- Written by a leading academic, and drawing on years of teaching experience, it includes carefully cross-referenced entries which critically engage with interdisciplinary themes and data.
- Each concept includes:
- clear definitions
- suggestions for further reading
- comprehensive examples
- practical applications.
- Pragmatic, lucid and concise the book will provide essential support to students in sport and exercise science, kinesiology and health. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Academic Journals 1
- Analytic Epidemiology 8
- Applied vs. Pure Research 14
- Archival Research 19
- Causality 26
- Critical Theory 33
- Descriptive Statistics 40
- Discourse Analysis 48
- Distributions 53
- Epistemology 61
- Ethnography 66
- Evaluation Research 74
- Evidence-Based Research and Practice 80
- Experiments 85
- Grounded Theory 93
- Hypotheses 98
- Inferential Statistics 106
- Interdisciplinary Research 112
- Interpretivism 116
- Interviewing 121
- Literature Reviews 129
- Media Analysis 135
- Meta-Analysis 143
- Ontology 148
- Populations and Samples 152
- Positivism 159
- Quantitative vs. Qualitative Research 164
- Questionnaires 170
- Reliability 176
- Representation 182
- Research Ethics 187
- Research Proposals 193
- Research Questions 199
- Translation 210
- Triangulation 216
- Unobtrusive Methods 221
- Validity 227
- Variables 232
- Visual Methods 239.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Atkinson, Michae. Key concepts in sport and exercise research methods.
- ISBN:
- 9781446254271
- OCLC:
- 872666560
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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