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This is the first research methods book to focus entirely on physical education and youth sport. It guides the reader through the whole research process; from the first steps to completion of a dissertation or practice-based project, and introduces key topics such as:

formulating a research question qualitative approaches quantitative approaches mixed method research literature review case studies survey, interviews and focus groups data analysis writing the dissertation.

Each chapter includes a full range of useful pedagogical features, including chapter summaries, practical activities, case studies, dialogues with active researchers and guidance on further reading and resources. With contributions from some of the world's best-known researchers in the field, this book is indispensible reading for all students and professionals working in physical education, youth sport, sports coaching and related subjects.

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This is not a typical "research methods" book. Each chapter is coauthored by a recognized leader in the field and a junior researcher. Both voices are heard in each presentation. The senior member presents the particular methods and approaches; the junior member, an emerging scholar, offers insight and comment on his or her experience when using those methods. The result is a unique introduction into the daily practice of using these research methods. The book also offers insights into areas that are important for conducting research but that are typically ignored: for example, funding, responsibility to subjects and the profession, and how researchers contribute to the collective knowledge. For the emerging researcher, this is an invaluable source of possible tools for asking the important questions in a field of study. For the advanced student of physical education and youth sport, this is a refreshing approach to the challenging discipline of academic research. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty. J. A. McClung Berea College

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Kathleen Armour is Professor of Education and Sport, and Head of the Department of Sport Pedagogy at the University of Birmingham, UK. Her research interests are in teacher/coach career-long professional development, physical activity and health pedagogies and the role of sport in the lives of disaffected/disengaged youth.

Doune Macdonald is Professor and Head of School of the School of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland, Australia. Her research interests have addressed the challenges of curriculum reform and its impact, and more recently broader questions of physical activity, health and young people.