Qualitative Research in Sport and Physical Activity. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ian Jones, Lorraine Brown, and Immy Holloway.
• Authors: Jones, Ian, 1970-; Brown, Lorraine, 1961-; Holloway, Immy
• Contents: PART ONE: INTRODUCING QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN SPORT; Qualitative Research and Its Use in Sport and Physical Activity; The Main Characteristics of Qualitative Research; Qualitative Research in Sport and Physical Activity; Ethical Considerations in Research; Recruiting Participants; Informed Consent; Confidentiality and Anonymity; Avoiding Harm; Developing the Research Question and Writing the Proposal; The topic and Research Question; Writing the Proposal; The Role of the Literature in Qualitative Research; The Literature and the Proposal; The Literature Overview; The Inductive Approach; The Ongoing Dialogue with the Literature; Keeping Track of References; Sampling; Purposive Sampling; Sampling Types; Sampling Decisions; Accessing the Sample; Referring to the Sample; PART TWO: COLLECTING QUALITATIVE DATA; Interviews; Types of Interview; Variety of Interviews; Asking Questions; Interviewing Skills; The Relationship Between Interviewer and Participants; Practical Sspects of Interviewing; Potential Problems in Interviewing; Focus Groups; The Origin and Purpose of Focus Groups; Choosing the Sample: Size, Number and Composition; Conducting Focus Group Interviews; The Involvement of the Interviewer; Analysing Focus Group Data; Ethical Issues; Advantages and Limitations of Focus Groups; Participant Observation; The research Setting; Types of Observation; Getting Started; Keeping a Record; Using Documentary Sources of Data; Problematic Issues; PART THREE: CHOOSING THE RESEARCH APPROACH; Grounded Theory; The Origins of Grounded Theory; The Main Elements of Grounded Theory; The Process of GT: Data Collection and Analysis; The Developing Theory; Problems in Grounded Theory; Ethnography; Fieldwork; A Focus on Culture; Ethnographic Methods; Sample and Setting; The Ethnographic Record; Analysis and Interpretation; Problems in Conducting Ethnographic Research; Phenomenology; Descriptive and Interpretive Phenomenology; Eliciting Life-World Descriptions; The Use of Bracketing and Sensitising; The Findings of Phenomenological Research; Sampling; Phenomenological Interviews; Analysis in Descriptive and Hermeneutic Phenomenology; Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA); Limitations; Narrative Research; Stories and Their Structure; Types of Story; The Functions of People’s Stories; Collecting Data; Narrative Analysis; The Distinctive Nature of Narrative Research; A Critique of Narrative Research; Mixed Methods Research; Adopting Mixed Methods Research; Designing Mixed Methods Research; The problems Inherent in Mixed Methods Research; PART FOUR: ANALYSING AND REPORTING QUALITATIVE DATA; Data Analysis; Managing the Data; Transcribing and Writing Memos; Data Reduction and Conceptualisation: Codes, Categories and Themes; Computer-aided Analysis of Qualitative Data; Interpreting the Data; The Quality of Qualitative Inquiry; Validity and Reliability; Alternative Criteria for Qualitative Research; How to Ensure Trustworthiness; Writing Up Qualitative Research; Writing in the First Person; The Format of the Report; Checklist Before Submission; Telling the Tale: Creativity and Originality; Publishing and Presenting the Research; Glossary; References; Index;
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 796.0721; Sports -- Research -- Methodology; Qualitative research
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781446271711; 1446271714
• Related ISBNs: 9781446207444; 1446207447; 9781446207451; 1446207455
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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