
Research Methods in Outdoor Studies
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Research Methods in Outdoor Studies book
Research Methods in Outdoor Studies
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Research Methods in Outdoor Studies book
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Over the last two decades Outdoor Studies has emerged as an innovative and vibrant field of study. This is the first book to offer a comprehensive appraisal of established and cutting-edge research methods as applied to Outdoor Studies.
Covering qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods, the book examines key methodologies, themes and technologies such as digital research, mobile methodologies, ethnography, interviews, research design, research ethics and ways of disseminating research.
Featuring contributions from leading researchers from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds, this is an essential text for any Outdoor Studies course or for researchers looking for innovative and creative research techniques.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Part I|2 pages
Conceptualising and initiating the research process
chapter 1|12 pages
Entangled philosophical and methodological dimensions of research in outdoor studies?
chapter 2|12 pages
Ethical issues and practicalities in outdoor studies research
chapter 3|12 pages
Designing effective research projects in outdoor studies
part Part II|2 pages
Qualitative methodologies – choosing an appropriate approach
chapter 5|11 pages
A critical examination of the place of interviews in outdoor studies research
chapter 6|10 pages
Methods and techniques for capturing empirical material from experiences and stories in outdoor spaces and places
chapter 7|10 pages
Mobilising research methods
chapter 8|13 pages
Capturing complexity and collaborative emergence through case study design
chapter 10|10 pages
Autoethnography
chapter 11|9 pages
Thinking the social through myself
chapter 12|10 pages
Finding my professional voice
part Part III|2 pages
Contemporary creative qualitative methods
chapter 14|11 pages
Shared-story approaches in outdoor studies
chapter 15|11 pages
Digital narrative methodology and multisensory outdoor ethnography
chapter 16|11 pages
Practising feminist reflexivity
chapter 17|10 pages
Post-qualitative inquiry in outdoor studies
chapter 18|11 pages
Together along the way
chapter 19|11 pages
Mobile methods in outdoor studies
chapter 20|11 pages
Sensing the outdoors through research
chapter 21|14 pages
Representing experience
part Part IV|2 pages
Quantitative and mixed methods
chapter 24|10 pages
Mixed methods research in outdoor studiesParadigmatic considerations
chapter 25|15 pages
Mixed methods research in outdoor studiesPractical applications
chapter 26|11 pages
Quantitative analyses of small samples with complex data-structures
part Part V|2 pages
Disseminating, communicating and sharing research