Qualitative research in sport management / James Skinner, Allan Edwards and Aaron C.T. Smith.

By:

Skinner, James, 1964- [author.]

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780367426606
9780367426590

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

796.069 23 Sk34q

LOC classification:

GV713 .S5728 2021

Partial contents:

Part 1. The context of sport management research -- Part 2. Planning the sport management research process -- Part 3. Foundations of sport management research -- Part 4. Analysing the sport management data -- Part 5. Paradigms used in sport management research -- Part 6. Digital tools for qualitative research -- Part 7. Writing the sport management research report.

Summary: "Good qualitative research can help sport management researchers and industry professionals solve difficult problems and better understand their organisations, stakeholders and performance. Now in a fully revised and extended new edition, this book is a user-friendly introduction to qualitative methods in sport management. Covering the full research process from research planning to reporting results, this edition includes expanded coverage of cutting-edge areas including digital and social media research, critical realism and social network analysis. The book examines the reflective and interrogative processes required for developing effective qualitative research questions and includes a deeper discussion of ontology and epistemology in the light of today's rapidly changing society. It takes the reader step-by-step through essential and emerging qualitative methods, from actor network theory and ethnography to computer assisted data analysis and sampling typologies. Every chapter includes examples of real qualitative research, including shorter 'research briefs' and extended case studies, reflecting the exciting qualitative research that is currently occurring in sport business and management, and highlighting the links between research and sport management practice. This is essential reading for courses in sport management, sport business sport policy, sport marketing or sport media and communications. It provides students, researchers and practitioners with the knowledge and skills to undertake qualitative research while deepening their understanding of how the social world can be perceived and interpreted through a particular theoretical lens. Useful online materials include recommended readings and PowerPoint slides"-- Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Main Library-Nabua	Circulation Section	CIR 796.069 Sk34q 2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1-1	Available		028208

"First edition published by Elsevier Ltd. 2009"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Good qualitative research can help sport management researchers and industry professionals solve difficult problems and better understand their organisations, stakeholders and performance. Now in a fully revised and extended new edition, this book is a user-friendly introduction to qualitative methods in sport management. Covering the full research process from research planning to reporting results, this edition includes expanded coverage of cutting-edge areas including digital and social media research, critical realism and social network analysis. The book examines the reflective and interrogative processes required for developing effective qualitative research questions and includes a deeper discussion of ontology and epistemology in the light of today's rapidly changing society. It takes the reader step-by-step through essential and emerging qualitative methods, from actor network theory and ethnography to computer assisted data analysis and sampling typologies. Every chapter includes examples of real qualitative research, including shorter 'research briefs' and extended case studies, reflecting the exciting qualitative research that is currently occurring in sport business and management, and highlighting the links between research and sport management practice. This is essential reading for courses in sport management, sport business sport policy, sport marketing or sport media and communications. It provides students, researchers and practitioners with the knowledge and skills to undertake qualitative research while deepening their understanding of how the social world can be perceived and interpreted through a particular theoretical lens. Useful online materials include recommended readings and PowerPoint slides"-- Provided by publisher.

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