Research Methods in the Dance Sciences / edited by Tom Welsh, Jatin P. Ambegaonkar, and Lynda Mainwaring.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Welsh, Tom (Dance professor), editor.

Ambegaonkar, Jatin P., editor.

Mainwaring, Lynda, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dance--Research--Methodology.

Dance.

Dance--Study and teaching.

Dance--History--Study and teaching.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (417 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, [2023]

Summary:

"A comprehensive guide to conducting empirical research in dance Research Methods in the Dance Sciences introduces concepts and practices that support effective, empirical research in the dance sciences, including medical science. A valuable new resource for this growing field, this book provides foundational knowledge for anyone who wants to understand, apply, and conduct research with dancers and proposes ways to facilitate more collaboration between the many disciplines that often overlap in this area. In this volume, pioneers of dance medicine and science guide readers through the stages of the research process. They address topics such as choosing a research question, writing a literature review, developing a framework and methodology, influencing the field, and progressing in a research career. Offering dance-specific examples as illustrations, this volume provides clear and instructive strategies for developing a solid repertoire of research skills to examine dance and movement-centered activities. It is ideal for practicing and aspiring dancers, teachers, and clinicians in fields including exercise physiology, motor learning, behavioral sciences, food sciences, medicine, psychology, and somatics who are interested in dance science research. "-- Provided by publisher.

"A valuable new resource for the growing field of the dance sciences, this book provides foundational knowledge for anyone who wants to understand, apply, and conduct research with dancers"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I. Bringing Science to Dance.

Researching Dance / Tom Welsh

Ways of Knowing / Tom Welsh, Lynda Mainwaring, and Jatin P. Ambegaonkar

Research Concepts / Tom Welsh, Lynda Mainwaring, and Jatin P. Ambegaonkar

Part II. Creating a Foundation for Research.

Reviewing Research Literature and Choosing a Topic / Leah Reilly Sherman and Merry Lynn Morris

Types of Research / Tom Welsh

Research Ethics and Research Ethics Committees / K. Michael Rowley and Tom Welsh

Writing a Literature Review / Sarah J. Kenny and Jeffrey A. Russell

Part III. Designing and Conducting Research.

Participants, Setting, and Variables / Tom Welsh, Jatin P. Ambegaonkar, and Lynda Mainwaring

Managing, Analyzing, and Presenting Data / Jatin P. Ambegaonkar

Methodological Integrity and Research Design / Lynda Mainwaring, Tom Welsh, and Jatin P. Ambegaonkar

Part IV. Choosing a Research Methodology.

Descriptive Research Methods / Jennifer Deckert and Margaret Wilson

Surveys, Questionnaires, and Interviews / Emma Redding and Liliana S. Araújo

Qualitative Methodologies / Lynda Mainwaring and Imogen Aujla

Correlation and Regression Analyses / Amit Abraham and Boyi Dai

Case Studies, Case Reports, and Case Series / Wendy C. Coates and Selina Shah

Within-Subject Experiments / Tom Welsh and Steven J. Chatfield

Between-Group Experiments / Matthew Wyon and Nico Kolokythas

Systematic Literature Reviews / Manuela Angioi and Claire E. Hiller

Epidemiology Research in Dance / Rogier M. van Rijn, Sarah J. Kenny, and Janine H. Stubbe

Part V. Influencing the Field.

Proposing and Reporting Research / Jeffrey A. Russell and Jatin P. Ambegaonkar

Applying Research Findings to Practice / Donna H. Krasnow and Virginia Wilmerding

Part VI. Pursuing a Career in the Dance Sciences.

Pursuing Graduate Studies / Matthew Wyon and Yiannis Koutedakis

Building a Researcher's Repertoire / K. Michael Rowley.

Notes:

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8130-6757-X

0-8130-7028-7

0-8130-7263-8

OCLC:

1334107869