Research Methods in Sports Coaching

Editors: Nelson, Lee, Groom, Ryan and Potrac, Paul
Publication Year: 2014
Publisher: Routledge

Single-User Purchase Price: $160.00
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ISBN: 978-0-41-562680-4
Category: Arts & Leisure - Sports
Image Count: 5
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents

The book introduces and explores important philosophical, theoretical and practical considerations in conducting coaching research, including contextual discussions about why it's important to do sports coaching research, how to judge the quality of coaching research, and how sports coaching research might meet the needs of coaching practitioners.

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Table of Contents

  • List of figures and tables
  • Notes on editors and contributors
  • 1 Introduction
  • PART I Philosophical considerations
  • 2 Philosophy of knowledge - CLIFFORD J. MALLETT AND RICHARD TINNING
  • 3 Logical positivism - RONALD E. SMITH AND FRANK L. SMOLL
  • 4 Interpretivism - PAUL POTRAC, ROBYN L. JONES, AND LEE NELSON
  • 5 Poststructuralism - ZOë AVNER, LUKE JONES, AND JIM DENISON
  • PART II 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, PAUL POTRAC, AND RYAN GROOM
  • 9 Writing and representing research - RYAN GROOM, LEE NELSON, PAUL POTRAC, AND BRETT SMITH
  • 10 Ethical considerations - GRAHAM MCFEE
  • PART III 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
  • PART IV 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 C. SPARKES, AND NICK CADDICK
  • PART V Contemporary approaches to coaching research
  • 19 Autoethnography - BRIAN T. GEARITY
  • 20 Discourse analysis - JOSEPH MILLS AND JIM DENISON
  • 21 Conversation analysis - RYAN GROOM, LEE NELSON, PAUL POTRAC, AND CHRISTOPHER CUSHION
  • PART VI Disseminating coaching research
  • 22 Presenting coaching research - PHIL MARSHALL
  • 23 Publishing coaching research - PIERRE TRUDEL, DIANE CULVER, AND WADE GILBERT