Conducting & Reading Research In Kinesiology

After receiving his Ph.D. at the University of Iowa, Ted Baumgartner taught measurement and statistics classes in the School of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance at Indiana University for ten years. Since 1977 he has taught research, measurement, and statistics classes in the Department of Exercise Science at The University of Georgia. Ted started the Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science journal and was the first editor. He is a fellow in the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education. Many of the measurement specialists in physical education and exercise science received their doctoral training with Ted.

Preface

PART ONE The Research Process
1 The Nature and Purpose of Research
2 Understanding the Research Process
3 Reviewing the Literature
4 Reading and Evaluating Research
Reports
5 Developing the Research Plan
6 Ethical Concerns in Research
7 Selection of Research Participants: Sampling Procedures

PART TWO Types of Research
8 Experimental Research
9 Descriptive Research
10 Qualitative Research
11 Meta-analysis
12 Historical Research and Action Research

PART THREE Data Analysis
13 Descriptive Data Analysis
14 Inferential Data Analysis
15 Measurement in Research

PART FOUR Writing and Reporting
16 Developing the Research Proposal
17 Writing the Research Report

Appendix A SPSS for Windows Basics
Appendix B Critical Values of t
Appendix C Critical Values of F
Appendix D Critical Values of Chi-Square
Glossary
References
Index