| Author(s) | Richard Medcalf, Chris Mackintosh |
 | Year | 2019 |
 | Pages | 177 |
 | Language | English
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 | Format | PDF |
 | Size | 10 MB
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 | Publisher | Routledge |
 | ISBN | 9781138289963, 978-1138289963, 1138289965, B07FF99G9T
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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.
