Researching Difference in Sport and Physical Activity / Edited by Richard Medcalf and Chris Mackintosh.

Other author Medcalf, Richard (Of University of Wolverhampton)
Other author Mackintosh, Chris.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.
Descriptionxiii, 161 pages ; 25 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks
Subjects

SeriesRoutledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society ; 102
Contents Researching Difference -- The Research Process -- Using Interviews to Explore Experiences of Disability in Sport and Physical Activity -- No Strings Attached: Reflections on Using Puppets in Focus Group Interviews with Vulnerable Children in Sport and Physical Activity -- Using Visual Research Tools When Working with Children in a Primary School Setting -- Ethnography and Autoethnography in Researching a Masters Swimming Community -- Using a Scale to Explore Pre-service Physical Education Teachers' Attitudes Towards Difference: Methodological Opportunities and Tensions -- Measuring Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Obesity Through Childhood -- Conducting Cross-cultural Research with Diverse Ethnic Groups in Sport and Physical Activity Settings -- Research in Action -- Researching Difference and Otherness: Next Steps and Challenges in Sport and Physical Activity.
Abstract "Researching Difference in Sport and Physical Activity goes beyond the content of introductory research methods texts, to provide an insight into the methodological hurdles that are experienced when researching 'difference' in Sport and Physical Activity. Contributors reflect upon how the rhetoric of research methodology transfers into the reality of data collection across 'difference'. Presenting case studies of real research projects, the book covers a range of topics, such as: - disability in sport and physical activity - vulnerable children in sport and physical activity - visual research tools when working with children in a primary school setting - physical activity, sedentary behaviour and obesity through childhood - diverse ethnic groups in sport and physical activity settings Each chapter contends with practical issues of power and representation within the research process, to recognise how a researcher-participant relationship that considers those who are 'othered' serves to change the dynamics and processes of research. This is an important resource for students of all sports related subjects and essential reading for anyone interested in the study of marginalised populations in sport and physical activity" -- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018007735
ISBN9781138289963 (hbk)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Electronic Resources Access Content Online ✔ Available