ABSTRACT
In this concluding chapter, we reflect on the collective contribution of this edited collection. We first offer our reflections on key challenges and opportunities of participatory research in sport and physical activity. These challenges include the complexity of research relationships, the implications of culture on research processes, the ethics of participation, and the impact of technology. Opportunities include the ability to learn from and about emotions within research processes, to articulate clear understandings of traditions of participatory research, to develop clear and consistent language to discuss various roles within research processes, and to develop and articulate way of engaging in participatory data analysis. Finally, we offer what we think are future directions for advancing participatory methods and methodologies: understanding the intersection points of key principals of these methodologies, interrogating the politics of reflexivity, and rethinking how we can support and build capacity for research partnerships.
