Research methods in physical activity / Jerry R. Thomas, Jack K. Nelson, Stephen J. Silverman.
Material type: TextPublisher: Champaign : Human Kinetics, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Edition: Seventh editionDescription: xv, 479 pages : illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1450470440
- 9781450470445
- 613.71072 23
- GV361 .T47 2015
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613.710712 PHY ACCOMPANYING PART ( DISC ) Physical activity & sport for the secondary school student / | 613.71072 MAR Qualitative research for physical culture / | 613.71072 RES The research process in sport, exercise, and health : case studies of active researchers / | 613.71072 THO Research methods in physical activity / | 613.71082 LEW The HIIT advantage : high-intensity workouts for women / | 613.71082 MY My life at the gym : feminist perspectives on community through the body / | 613.710846 EXE Exercise for aging adults a guide for practitioners / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1. Overview of the research process -- 1. Introduction to research in physical activity -- 2. Developing the problem and using the literature -- 3. Presenting the problem -- 4. Formulating the method -- 5. Ethical issues in research and scholarship -- Part II. Statistical and measurement concepts in research -- 6. Becoming acquainted with statistical concepts -- 7. Statistical issues in research planning and evaluation -- 8. Relationships among variables -- 9. Differences among groups -- 10. Nonparametric techniques -- 11. Measuring research variables -- Part III. Types of research -- 12. Sociohistorical process in sports studies -- 13. Philosophic research in physical activity -- 14. Research synthesis (meta-analysis) -- 15. Surveys -- 16. Other descriptive research methods -- 17. Physical activity epidemiology research -- 18. Experimental and quasi-experimental research -- 19. Qualitative research -- 20. Mixed-methods research -- Part IV. Writing the research report -- 21. Completing the research process -- 22. Ways of reporting research -- Appendix. Statistical tables.
"Research Methods in Physical Activity, Seventh Edition, offers step-by-step information for every aspect of the research process, providing guidelines for conducting and compiling research so that students feel capable and confident." --Publisher's website.
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