Richards, Kevin Andrew,

Qualitative research and evaluation in physical education and sport pedagogy / Kevin Andrew Richards, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, Michael A. Hemphill, PhD, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, Paul M. Wright, PhD, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, authors. - First edition. - xxxvii, 374 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Revisiting the goodness of qualitative research -- Historical evolution of qualitative research within physical education and sport pedagogy -- Philosophies, paradigms, and theoretical orientations in qualitative research -- Qualitative research design principles -- Improvement science to address practical realities with qualitative research -- Applying qualitive research design principles in physical education and sport -- Community-engaged scholarship methods and the ethics of qualitative research -- The role of theory in guiding qualitative design decisions -- Qualitative interviewing approaches and strategies -- Fieldwork and observation in physical activity environments -- Using documents and artifacts : document analysis in qualitative research -- Visual methodologies and emerging qualitative approaches -- Mixed methods in physical education and physical activity -- Interpretivist approaches to qualitative analysis -- Revisiting and reframing a collaborative approach to qualitative data analysis -- The sort and sift, think and shift analysis method -- Writing up and discussing the results of qualitative research -- Activist research in physical education and physical activity settings -- Practitioner-driven research methods -- Using qualitative methods working with disabled people -- Using qualitative research as part of a social justice agenda -- Case study methodology in physical education and sport pedagogy -- Conclusion, synthesis, and future directions.

"A practically-focused introductory qualitative methods text specific to physical education and activity to guide graduate students and early career researchers through the design, conduct, and reporting of qualitative research studies with specific references to the challenges and possibilities of the field"--

College of Education Bachelor of Physical Education


In English

9781284262421 9781284262391

2022037256


Physical education and training--Research--Methodology.
Qualitative research.

GV361 / .R527 2024

796.071 R39 / 2024