Research Methods Books

New and Published Books

1. Research and Practice in Physical Education

   By Deborah Tannehill, Ann MacPhail, Ger Halbert, Frances Murphy

   Research findings in education can provide invaluable insight into how teaching practice can be improved, but research papers are often inaccessible and hard to digest. This innovative new text is designed to assist physical education students, pre-service teachers, practising teachers and teacher...

   Published December 17th 2012 by Routledge
2. Sports Coaching Research

   Context, Consequences, and Consciousness

   By Anthony Bush, Michael Silk, David Andrews, Hugh Lauder

   Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society

   This book raises critical questions about the explanatory framework guiding sports coaching research and presents a new conceptualization for research in the field. Through mapping and contextualizing sports coaching research within a corporatized higher education, the dominant or legitimate forms...

   Published November 18th 2012 by Routledge
3. The World of Physical Culture in Sport and Exercise

   Visual Methods for Qualitative Research

   Edited by Cassandra Phoenix, Brett Smith

   Within qualitative research in the social sciences, the last decade has witnessed a growing interest in the use of visual methods. Visual Methods in Physical Culture is the first book in the field of sport and exercise sciences dedicated to harnessing the potential of using visual methods within...

   Published October 27th 2012 by Routledge
4. Research Methods: The Key Concepts

   By Michael Hammond, Jerry Wellington

   Series: Routledge Key Guides

   This invaluable resource provides a comprehensive overview of the many methods and methodologies of social research. Each entry provides a critical definition and examines the value and difficulties of a particular method or methodology of concept across different fields of social research....

   Published August 16th 2012 by Routledge
5. Understanding Sport

   A socio-cultural analysis

   By John Horne, Alan Tomlinson, Garry Whannel, Kath Woodward

   Series: CRESC

   In the decade or more since publication of the first edition of Understanding Sport, both sport and wider global society have undergone profound change. In this fully updated, revised and expanded edition of their classic textbook, John Horne, Alan Tomlinson, Garry Whannel and Kath Woodward offer a...

   Published July 15th 2012 by Routledge
6. Mixed Methods Research in the Movement Sciences

   Case Studies in Sport, Physical Education and Dance

   Edited by Oleguer Camerino, Marta Castaner, Teresa Anguera

   Series: Routledge Research in Sport and Exercise Science

   Mixed methods research techniques, combining both quantitative and qualitative elements, have become well established throughout the social, behavioural and natural sciences. This is the first book to focus on the application of mixed methods research in the movement sciences, specifically in sport...

   Published June 11th 2012 by Routledge
7. Equity and Difference in Physical Education, Youth Sport and Health

   A Narrative Approach

   Edited by Fiona Dowling, Hayley Fitzgerald, Anne Flintoff

   Series: Routledge Studies in Physical Education and Youth Sport

   Issues of equity remain an essential theme throughout the study and practice of physical education (PE), youth sport and health. This important new book confronts and illuminates issues of equity and difference through the innovative use of narrative method, telling stories of difference that...

   Published May 27th 2012 by Routledge
8. Statistics for Sport and Exercise Studies

   An Introduction

   By Peter O'Donoghue

   Statistics for Sport and Exercise Studies guides the student through the full research process, from selecting the most appropriate statistical procedure, to analysing data, to the presentation of results, illustrating every key step in the process with clear examples, case-studies and data taken...

   Published March 29th 2012 by Routledge
9. Routledge Companion to Sports History

   Edited by S. W. Pope, John Nauright

   Series: Routledge International Handbooks

   The field of sports history is no longer a fledgling area of study. There is a great vitality in the field and it has matured dramatically over the past decade. Reflecting changes to traditional approaches, sport historians need now to engage with contemporary debates about history, to be...

   Published December 6th 2011 by Routledge
10. Research Methods in Physical Education and Youth Sport

    Edited by Kathleen Armour, Doune Macdonald

    This is the first research methods book to focus entirely on physical education and youth sport. It guides the reader through the whole research process; from the first steps to completion of a dissertation or practice-based project, and introduces key topics such as: formulating a...

    Published November 29th 2011 by Routledge