Research Methods for Sports Studies

by Jones, Ian, MBE

• ISBN13: 9780415268783
• ISBN10: 0415268788
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-12-19
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The first research methods book designed exclusively for students studying sport, this comprehensive and accessible textbook offers a complete grounding in both qualitative and quantitative research methods for the sports studies student. The book offers a step-by-step guide to the research process, from designing a research project, to collecting and analyzing data, to reporting the research, all of which is richly illustrated with sport-related case-studies and examples.

Author Biography

Chris Gratton is Professor of Sport Economics and Director of the Leisure Industries Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University.

Table of Contents

Preface

What is research?

Research traditions

The research process

Research questions, aims and objectives

Reviewing the literature

Theories, concepts and variables in sport research

Research designs

Collecting data I - The questionnaire survey

Collecting date 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

Sports research and the Internet

Student issues

Bibliography

Journals publishing sport-related research

Glossary

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