Qualitative Methods in Sports Studies
Published on 1. September 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-85973-789-7 (ISBN)
Description
Sports studies is becoming an increasingly popular discipline, but the most effective research methods used to investigate the multi-faceted nature of the empirical sporting world have yet to be identified. This book makes a timely and relevant contribution to a broader methodological project as the first exclusive systematic examination and explication of qualitative research methods within sports studies. Bringing together leading experts in the field, Qualitative Methods in Sports Studies assesses a variety of approaches, ranging from personal narrative to ethnographic and interview-based qualitative research methodologies. Drawing on the diversity of sports studies literature, contributors outline the major issues and strategies associated with each method, and highlight best practice exemplars to follow. What are the future opportunities and avenues for further investigation within sports studies research? What are the true assets of qualitative data collection and analysis? Answering these and countless other questions that are critical for the future of the discipline, this practical research guide is an essential reference tool for students and scholars of sports studies.
Reviews / Votes
Essential reading for teachers and students working in the social scientific and humanistic study of sports. The dazzling array of essays in this book cleverly combine to act as both a critique and a guide. -- John Bale, Keele University The discussions ... will certainly provoke their readers ... an anthology of this nature allows the contribution that tries to think outside the established framework. idrottsforum.orgMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
345 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85973-789-7 (9781859737897)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
David L. Andrews is Associate Professor of Sport and Cultural Studies, University of Maryland. Daniel S. Mason is Associate Professor, Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation, University of Alberta. Michael L. Silk is Assistant Professor, Sport, Commerce and Culture, University of Maryland.
Content
1. Encountering the Field: Sports Studies Qualitative Research Michael L. Silk (University of Maryland), David L. Andrews (University of Maryland) Daniel S. Mason (University of Alberta) 2. Methodological Contingencies in Contextual Sport Studies Samantha King (Queen's University) 3. The Socio-Historical Process in Sports Studies David Wiggins (George Mason University) Daniel S. Mason (University of Alberta) 4. Sporting Ethnography - Philosophy, Methodology Reflection Michael Silk (University of Maryland) 5. The Art of Interviewing for Case Study Research John Amis (University of Memphis) 6. Qualitative Methods in Sport-Media Studies Darcy Plymire (Towson University) 7. Sport and the Personal Narrative Pirkko Markula (Exeter University) Jim Denison (University of Bath) 8. Performed Ethnography Heather Sykes (OISE, University of Toronto), Jennifer Chapman (Albion College) Anne Swedberg (University of Wisconsin-Madison)