Researching Sport, Exercise & Health

PART ONE: WHAT WE ARE DOING, AND WHY WE DO IT! Research for What? For Whom? Paradigms in Sport, Exercise and Health Research PART TWO: SO, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW? Generating a Research Puzzle Literature Reviews and Meta-Reviews Interdisciplinary and Team-Based Research Research Ethics PART THREE: HOW DO WE FIND OUT? Section I: Quantitative Designs Designing a Quantitative Study Measuring Variables Sampling Experiments Surveys and Secondary Data Scales Analyzing Quantitative Data Assessing Reliability, Validity and Error Section II: Qualitative Designs Designing a Qualitative Study Sensitizing Concepts and Guided Exploration Sampling Interviews Ethnography Narratives and Discourse Computer-Mediated and Visual Methods Representing Qualitative Data Evaluation Criteria for Qualitative Research Section III: Evaluation Research Designs Research beyond the University Triangulation and Translation in Evaluation Research Appendices Internet Resources for Sport, Exercise and Health Students A List of Journals in Sport, Exercise and Health A Sample Survey A Sample Interview Schedule 3-4 Sample Attitude Scales/Questionnaires used in sport and health research A research ethics institutional checklist example An informed consent sheet example A (brief) research proposal example