ABSTRACT

Qualitative Research in Sport Management is the first book of its kind to bring together valuable research designs based on extensive research in qualitative research methods across a number of different fields. Research designs from the fields of business, education, cultural studies, media studies, queer studies, sociology and psychology are applied specifically to sport management, taking into account the special features and nuances of this field.

In each research design the text provides a concise guide to how each model can first be applied to sport management issues and problems, second, strengthen the research design, and finally, enhance the research process.

Each chapter is carefully structured to ensure that key information is easy to locate and remember and includes: Introduction, Objectives, Key Concepts and Terms, and Review and research questions. International case studies, "In Profile" sections with leading sport management researchers and research briefs are used to illustrate how theory is put into practice.

An accompanying website provides powerpoint summaries of each chapter. Please visit: www.textbooks.elsevier.com/9780750685986.

part |2 pages

PART 1 The Context of Sport Management Research

part |2 pages

PART 2 Planning the Sport Management Research Study

chapter 3|30 pages

The sport management research process

chapter 4|22 pages

Research ethics for sport management

part |2 pages

PART 3 Foundations of Sport Management Research

part |2 pages

PART 4 Analyzing the Sport Management Data

part |2 pages

PART 5 Selecting a Sport Management Research Method

chapter 7|14 pages

Reflection in sport management research

chapter 10|22 pages

Case study in sport management research

chapter 11|12 pages

Deconstruction and sport management research

chapter 13|24 pages

Ethnography and sport management research

chapter 19|20 pages

Phenomenology and sport management research

part |2 pages

PART 6 Writing the Sport Management Research Report