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Key Concepts in Sport and Exercise Research Methods
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Key Concepts in Sport and Exercise Research Methods

  • Michael Atkinson - University of Toronto, Canada, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, McMaster University, Canada, University of Western Ontario, Canada, Loughborough University, UK


November 2011 | 256 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd

"What a helpful book! This will be a 'friend ' to many undergraduate students looking for clarification."
- Helen Hazelwood, St Mary's University College

"This is a great book that really helps the students understand research and the complex processes that can often daunt even the most intelligent students."
- Phil Barter, Middlesex University

"Few can bring research methods to life like Mike Atkinson. His breadth of research interests and experience mean he can introduce you to all you need to know and inspire you to get down to doing some research yourself."
- Dominic Malcolm, Loughborough University

This book systematically demonstrates the significance and application of research methods 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. It provides a comprehensive panoramic introduction which will reassure and empower students.

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 sports studies, sport development, sport and exercise science, kinesiology and health.

 
Academic Journals
 
Analytic Epidemiology
 
Applied versus Pure Research
 
Archival Research
 
Causality
 
Critical Theory
 
Descriptive Statistics
 
Discourse Analysis
 
Distributions
 
Epistemology
 
Ethnography
 
Evaluation Research
 
Evidence-Based Research and Practice
 
Experiments
 
Grounded Theory
 
Hypotheses
 
Inferential Statistics
 
Interdisciplinary Research
 
Interpretivism
 
Interviewing
 
Literature Reviews
 
Media Analysis
 
Meta-Analysis
 
Ontology
 
Populations and Samples
 
Positivism
 
Quantitative versus Qualitative Research
 
Questionnaires
 
Reliability
 
Representation
 
Research Ethics
 
Research Proposals
 
Research Questions
 
Theory
 
Translation
 
Triangulation
 
Unobtrusive Methods
 
Validity
 
Variables
 
Visual Methods

Few can bring research methods to life like Mike Atkinson. His breadth of research interests and experience mean he can introduce you to all you need to know and inspire you to get down to doing some research yourself.

Dominic Malcolm
Loughborough University

The layout, structure and content of the book lend themselves to use in undergraduate or graduate classes. The comprehensive coverage of both quantitative and qualitative research approaches truly reflects the multiple methods used in sport and exercise science and its related fields.

Chris Shields
Acadia University

For students and others who may be moving into a new field of study , the book works brilliantly and provides much more than a lexical insight . For the interested reader the next step will be to take advantage of the references that each of the 40 chapters ends with. The book can be recommended for use in the education of students through undergraduate level, dealing with methodological and theoretical aspects in relation to sport, physical education and physical activity.

Jens Troelsen, University of Southern Denmark
idrottsforum.org

A good book, not quite what we are after, but would help if the students went on to study this at university.

Miss Sam Shepley
Vocational Education, Ashton Sixth Form College
September 27, 2024

A well written, informative book. Cleverly structured and contextually relevant for the Sport and Exercise undergraduate.

Mrs Valerie Ritchie-Littler
Physical Education, The Manchester College
January 26, 2015

Good support for any research unit. Nice method for making it relevant 'Why is this relevant to me' and 'show me how its used'

Miss Hanna Storey
Sport and Public Services, NEW College Pontefract
October 13, 2014

Good initial research methods book. Suitable for sports science and sports therapy students

Mr André Santos Magalhaes
School of Sport & Exercise Sciences, University of Kent
February 7, 2014

This is a great book that really helps the students understand research and the complex processes that can often daunt even the most intelligent students.

Mr Phil Barter
School of Health and Social Sciences, Middlesex University
October 30, 2013

What a helpful book! This will be the 'friend ' to many undergraduate student looking for clarification.

Mrs Helen Hazelwood
Department of Education, St Mary's University College
May 23, 2013

Great for undergraduate students

Dr Philippa Velija
Other, York St John University College
April 16, 2013

Sample Materials & Chapters

Chapter One


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