Research Methods in Sports Coaching (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Nelson, Lee; Potrac, Paul; Groom, Ryan

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Research Methods in Sports Coaching takes the reader through each phase of the research process, from identifying valuable research questions, to data collection and analyses, to the presentation and dissemination of research findings. It is the only book to focus on the particular challenges and techniques of sports coaching research, with each chapter including examples, cases and scenarios from the real world of sports coaching. Written by a team of leading international scholars and researchers from the UK, US, Canada and Australia, and bridging the gap between theory and practice, this book is an essential course text for any research methods course taken as part of a degree programme in sports coaching or coach education.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 286
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. März 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135093105
• Artikelnr.: 40807989

Autorenporträt

Dr Lee Nelson is a Lecturer in the Department of Sport, Health, and Exercise Science at the University of Hull, UK. His research and teaching interests include micro-politics, emotions, and pedagogy in coaching and coach education contexts. Dr Ryan Groom is a Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. His main teaching and research interests focus on qualitative research methodologies and social theory to explore power, identity and interaction. Paul Potrac is a Professor of Sports Coaching at Edge Hill University, UK. His research and teaching interests focus on exploring the social complexity of sports coaching and coach education, with a particular emphasis on the political and emotional nature of practice.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
Lee Nelson
Ryan Groom
and Paul Potrac Section 1: Philosophical considerations 2. Philosophy of knowledge
Clifford Mallett and Richard Tinning 3. Logical positivism
Ronald Smith and Frank Smoll 4. Interpretivism
Paul Potrac
Robyn Jones
and Lee Nelson 5. Poststructuralism
Zoë Avner
Luke Jones
and Jim Denison Section 2: Preparing and initiating the research process 6. Navigating the research process
Wade Gilbert
Martin Camiré
and Diane Culver 7. Reviewing the literature
John Lyle 8. The place of theory
Lee Nelson
Ryan Groom
and Paul Potrac 9. Writing and representing research
Ryan Groom
Lee Nelson
Paul Potrac
and Brett Smith 10. Ethical considerations
Graham McFee Section 3: Quantitative approaches to coaching research 11. Questionnaires
Daniel Rhind
Louise Davis
and Sophia Jowett 12. Systematic observation
Gareth Morgan
Bob Muir
and Andy Abraham 13. Analysis of quantitative data
Adrian Midgley and Bryna Chrismas 14. Judging quantitative research
John Toner and Aidan Moran Section 4: Qualitative approaches to coaching research 15. Interviews
Laura Purdy 16. Ethnography
Christopher Cushion 17. Analysis of qualitative data
William Taylor 18. Judging qualitative research
Brett Smith
Andrew Sparkes
and Nick Caddick Section 5: Contemporary approaches to coaching research 19. Autoethnography
Brian Gearity 20. Discourse analysis
Joseph Mills and Jim Denison 21. Conversation analysis
Ryan Groom
Lee Nelson
Paul Potrac
and Christopher Cushion
Section 6: Disseminating coaching research 22. Presenting research
Phil Marshall 23. Publishing research
Pierre Trudel
Diane Culver
and Wade Gilbert