Research methods for sports studies /
By: Jones, Ian.
Publisher: London ; Routledge, 2015Edition: 3rd edition.Description: xx, 343 pages ; 24 cm.Content type: text | text Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9780415749329; 9780415749329:; 0415749328; 9780415749336; 0415749336.Subject(s): Sports -- Research -- Methodology | Leisure -- Research -- Methodology | Qualitative research | Quantitative research![](/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/images/filefind.png)
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Previous edition main entry Gratton, Chris.
Includes bibliographical references (p.321-334) and index.
List of figures and tables -- Foreword / Chris Gratton -- Preface to the third edition -- What is research? -- Research traditions -- The research process -- Research questions, aims and objectives -- Reviewing the literature -- Theories, concepts and variables -- Research designs -- Collecting data I : the questionnaire survey -- Collecting data II : interviews -- Collecting data III : unobtrusive methods - observation and content analysis -- Collecting data IV : ethnographic research in sport -- Sport research and the Internet -- Analysing data I : quantitative data analysis -- Analysing data II : qualitative data analysis -- Writing the research report -- Practical issues.
This is a practical textbook that provides a complete grounding in both qualitative and quantitative research methods for the sports studies student. Leading the reader step-by-step through the entire research process, from identifying a research question and collecting and analyzing data to writing the research report, it is illustrated throughout with sport-related case studies and examples from around the world.