Research methods in physical education and youth sport / edited by Kathleen Armour and Doune Macdonald.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is your research question - and why? / Kathleen Armour, Doune Macdonald -- Research principles and practices: paving the research journey / Doune Macdonald, Louise McCuaig -- Positioning yourself as a researcher: four dimensions for self-reflection / Juan-Miguel Fernández-Balboa, Nathan Brubaker -- What counts as 'good' research? / Stephen Silverman, Eve Bernstein -- Thinking about research frameworks / Richard Tinning, Katie Fitzpatrick -- Conducting ethical research / Jan Wright, Gabrielle O'Flynn -- Qualitative approaches / Peter Hastie, Peter Hay -- Quantitative approaches / Beverley Hale, Dudley Graham -- Is mixed methods the natural approach to research? / Stephen Gorard, Kyriaki Makopoulou -- Listening to young people's voices in physical education and youth sport research / Eimear Enright, Mary O'Sullivan -- Reviewing literature / Thomas J. Templin, Gemma Pearce -- Experimental research methods in physical education and sports / Leen Haerens, Isabel Tallir -- Measurement of physical activity / Stewart G. Trost, Kelly Rice -- Surveys / Hans Peter Brandl-Bredenbeck, Astrid Kämpfe -- Observational studies / Marie Öhman, Mikael Quennerstedt -- Case study research / Kathleen Armour, Mark Griffiths -- Interviews and focus groups / Catherine D. Ennis, Senlin Chen -- Narrative research methods: where the art of storytelling meets the science of research / Kathleen Armour, Hsin-heng Chen -- Action research in physical education: cycles, not circles! / Anthony Rossi, Wah Kiat Tan -- Visual methods in coaching research: capturing everyday lives / Robyn Jones ... [et al.] -- Grounded theory / Nicholas L. Holt, Camilla J. Knight, Katherine A. Tamminen -- Discourse analysis and the beginner researcher / Kathy Hall, Fiona C. Chambers -- Analysing qualitative data / Peter Hastie, Olga Glotova -- Analysing quantitative data / Beverley Hale, Alison Wakefield -- Effective research writing / David Kirk, Ashley Casey -- The dissertation / Lisette Burrows, Fiona McLachlan, Lucy Spowart.