Research methods for sports studies / Chris Gratton and Ian Jones.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : Routledge, 2003.Description: 280 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780415268776 (hbk.) :
- 9780415268783 (pbk.) :
- 0415268788(pbk.) :
- 796.072 GRA
- GV557
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 796.072 GRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 205163 |
1. What is research?; 2. Research traditions; 3. The research process; 4. Research questions, aims and objectives; 5. Reviewing the literature; 6. Theories, concepts and variables in sport research; 7. Research designs; 8. Collecting data I - The questionnaire survey; 9. Collecting data II - Research interviews; 10. Collecting data III - Unobtrusive methods - observation and content analysis; 11. Collecting data IV - Ethnographic research in sport; 12. Analysing data I - Quantitative data analysis; 13. Analysing data II - Qualitative data analysis; 14. Writing the research report; 15. Sports research and the Internet; 16. Student issues; 17. Bibliography; 18. Journals publishing sport-related research; 19. Glossary.
This comprehensive textbook offers a complete grounding in both qualitative and quantitative research methods for the sports studies student.