Ian Jones & Lorraine Brown 
Qualitative Research in Sport and Physical Activity [EPUB ebook] 

Designed especially for students in sport and physical activity, this book provides a detailed guide to planning, undertaking, and writing up qualitative research. Opening with a discussion of the main traits of qualitative inquiry and its use in sport and physical activity, the authors provide a coherent and accessible overview of qualitative research using numerous examples to bring the text alive. The book is divided into five parts informed by stages in the research process, with chapters on:

• early steps in the research process

• ethics

• choosing your an approach

• methods of data collection

• analysing the data

• writing up and disseminating your findings.

This is essential reading for undergraduate and Masters students carrying out a qualitative research project in sport and physical activity and for Ph D students looking to refresh their knowledge.

Tabla de materias

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

Sobre el autor

Immy Holloway teaches Qualitative Methodology at the University of Bournemouth.