Researching Difference in Sport and Physical Activity

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Synopsis

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.

Book details

Series:
Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
Author:
Richard Medcalf, Chris Mackintosh
ISBN:
9781351971027
Related ISBNs:
9781315266749, 9781138289963, 9781138289963, 9780367896256, 9780367896256
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
162
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2020-03-08
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2018
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Social Studies, Sociology, Sports