Research methods in physical education and youth sport / edited by Kathleen Armour and Doune Macdonald.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Armour, Kathleen M.

MacDonald, Doune, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physical education and training--Research--Methodology.

Physical education and training.

Sports for children--Research--Methodology.

Sports for children.

Sports sciences--Research--Methodology.

Sports sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (366 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the first research methods book to focus entirely on physical education and youth sport. It guides the reader through the whole research process; from the first steps to completion of a dissertation or practice-based project, and introduces key topics such as:formulating a research questionqualitative approachesquantitative approachesmixed method researchliterature reviewcase studiessurvey, interviews and focus groupsdata analysiswriting the dissertation.Each chapter includes a

Contents:

Front Cover; Research Methods in Physical Education and Youth Sport; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; Part I: Planning the research process; 1. What is your research question - and why?: Kathleen Armour and Doune Macdonald; 2. Research principles and practices: paving the research journey: Doune Macdonald and Louise McCuaig; 3. Positioning yourself as a researcher: four dimensions for self-reflection: Juan-Miguel Fernández-Balboa and Nathan Brubaker; 4. What counts as 'good' research?: Stephen Silverman and Eve Bernstein; Part II: Methodology: the thinking behind the methods

5. Thinking about research frameworks: Richard Tinning and Katie Fitzpatrick6. Conducting ethical research: Jan Wright and Gabrielle O'Flynn; 7. Qualitative approaches: Peter Hastie and Peter Hay; 8. Quantitative approaches: Beverley Hale and Dudley Graham; 9. Is mixed methods the natural approach to research?: Stephen Gorard and Kyriaki Makopoulou; 10. Listening to young people's voices in physical education and youth sport research: Eimear Enright and Mary O'Sullivan; Part III: Selecting the most appropriate method(s); 11. Reviewing literature: Thomas J. Templin and Gemma Pearce

12. Experimental research methods in physical education and sports: Leen Haerens and Isabel Tallir13. Measurement of physical activity: Stewart G. Trost and Kelly Rice; 14. Surveys: Hans Peter Brandl-Bredenbeck and Astrid Kämpfe; 15. Observational studies: Marie Öhman and Mikael Quennerstedt; 16. Case study research: Kathleen Armour and Mark Griffiths; 17. Interviews and focus groups: Catherine D. Ennis and Senlin Chen; 18. Narrative research methods: where the art of storytelling meets the science of research: Kathleen Armour and Hsin-heng Chen

19. Action research in physical education: cycles, not circles!: Anthony Rossi and Wah Kiat Tan20. Visual methods in coaching research: capturing everyday lives: Robyn Jones, Sofia Santos, Isabel Mesquita and David Gilbourne; 21. Grounded theory: Nicholas L. Holt, Camilla J. Knight and Katherine A. Tamminen; 22. Discourse analysis and the beginner researcher: Kathy Hall and Fiona C. Chambers; Part IV: Data analysis - consider it early!; 23. Analysing qualitative data: Peter Hastie and Olga Glotova; 24. Analysing quantitative data: Beverley Hale and Alison Wakefield

Part V: Communicating your research25. Effective research writing: David Kirk and Ashley Casey; 26. The dissertation: Lisette Burrows, Fiona McLachlan and Lucy Spowart; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781136660580

1136660585

9781136660597

1136660593

9780203807170

0203807170

OCLC:

798533306