1st Edition
Participatory Research in Sport and Physical Activity
This is the first book to focus on participatory research in the context of sport and physical activity. It explores the transformative potential of participatory research methods and provides an introduction to the practicalities of ‘doing’ participatory research in sport and physical activity.
The book is structured around phases of the research process, covering research design, data collection, data analysis, and knowledge mobilisation and translation. Chapters cover research design topics such as building research partnerships, reflexivity and ethical issues; methods such as social photo elicitation, go-along interviews, and biographical mapping; analytical approaches such as collective memory work and collaborative analysis; as well as knowledge mobilization and translation topics such as podcasting, digital tools, and peer review. Every chapter includes a review of key developments; a guide to how that approach can be employed; an example from the author’s own work, and critical reflections on how that approach can shape future research and have an impact on public discourse.
This book is an invaluable resource for students and researchers working in sport studies, the sociology of sport, sport and exercise psychology, sport management and policy, and human movement and health studies more broadly. It will be particularly useful for those interested in diverse and inclusive approaches to qualitative research methodologies.
1. Introduction
Kyle A. Rich, Robyn Smith and Audrey R. Giles
2. Partnership Work in Participatory Action Research: “Trust Doesn’t Happen on a Timeline”
Robyn Smith, Madison Danford, Simon Darnell, Braeden Doane, Maria Joaquina Lima Larrazabal, Danielle Dinunzio, Sabrina Brathwaite and Chantelle Jane Soropia
3. Layering Reflexivity into Participatory Research
Thierry R. F. Middleton
4. Love and Community-Based Participatory Research
Nancy L.I. Spencer and Shanon K. Phelan
5. Participatory Evaluation as a Cultural Insider in Sport and Physical Activity Research
Michael S. Dao
6. Secondary Traumatic Stress and Community-Based Participatory Research in Sport and Physical Activity
Audrey R. Giles, Robyn Smith, Jackie Oncescu, Talia Ritondo and Britta Peterson
7. Ethical Issues Surrounding Data Collection in Participatory Action Research in Sport for Development
Carla Luguetti, Rebecca Giglia and Ramon Spaaij
8. Photo-Elicitation Approaches: Exploring Uses and Applications
Erin Pearson and Laura Misener
9. Social Media Post-Elicitation in Participatory Research
Nikolaus A. Dean and Andrea Bundon
10. Biographical Mapping Interviews
Astrid Schubring
11. Go-Along Interviews
Kelsey Harvey
12. Community Members’ Participation in Data Analysis and Co-Authorship: Challenging Practices
Umerdad Khudadad, Britta Peterson, Talia Ritondo and Audrey R. Giles
13. Collective Memory Work in Sport and Physical Activity
Bryan C. Clift, Stephanie Merchant and Jessica Francombe-Webb
14. Analysing Data in Community-Based Research with Indigenous Communities: Indigenous and Settler Researchers’ Perspectives on “Unlocking” the Next Level
Audrey R. Giles, Rochelle Stewart-Withers, Jeremy Hapeta and Steven Rynne
Part IV: Knowledge Mobilization and Translation
15. Participatory Digital Knowledge Translation Considerations from a Bicycles for Development Project
Jessica Nachman, Lyndsay M.C. Hayhurst and Mitchell McSweeney
16. Podcasting as a Knowledge Translation Tool for Sport and Physical Activity Research
Samuel M. Clevenger, Oliver J.C. Rick, Emilio J. Weber and Robyn Smith
17. Reviewing Participatory Research: Guiding Principles and Considerations
Kyle Rich and Kerry R. McGannon
18.Conclusion: Reflections, Learnings, and Future Directions for Participatory Research in Sport and Physical Activity
Kyle A. Rich, Robyn Smith and Audrey R. Giles
Biography
Kyle A. Rich is Associate Professor in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies at Brock University, Canada. Kyle uses participatory research methodologies and examines the impact of policy, community, and inclusion/exclusion on experiences in sport, recreation, and physical activity programming. This research has examined a variety of local, regional, and national programs and how they are implemented in both urban and rural contexts.
Robyn Smith is Lecturer in Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences at Brunel University London, UK. Her research focuses on the relationship between community sport, leisure, and well-being among young people from equity-owed communities. She is passionate about using participatory methodologies to examine the lived experiences and wellbeing of young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds, in and through, sport.
Audrey R. Giles is Full Professor in the School of Human Kinetics at the University of Ottawa, Canada. An applied cultural anthropologist, she uses participatory approaches to examine the intersections of gender, culture, and place as they relate to sport and injury prevention. She has conducted most of her SSHRC-funded and CIHR-funded research with Indigenous peoples in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic.
