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Mixed Methods Research in the Movement Sciences: Case Studies in Sport, Physical Education and Dance

9780415673013

Mixed Methods Research in the Movement Sciences: Case Studies in Sport, Physical Education and Dance

  • ISBN 13:

    9780415673013

  • ISBN 10:

    0415673011

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 08/07/2012
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

Mixed methods research techniques, combining both quantitative and qualitative elements, have become well established throughout the social, behavioural and natural sciences. This is the first book to focus on the application of mixed methods research in the movement sciences, specifically in sport, physical education and dance. Researchers and practitioners in each of these fields are concerned with the study of habitual behaviour in naturalistic contexts, and of the concurrent and sequential nature of events and states, precisely the kind of work that multi-method research design can help illuminate. The book is arranged into four sections. The first provides a thorough overview of mixed methods procedures and research design, and summarises their applicability to the movement sciences. The remaining sections then offer detailed case studies of mixed methods research in team and individual sports (analysing hidden patterns of play and optimising technique); kinesics and dance (analysing motor skills behaviour in childhood, and the complexity of motor responses in dance); and physical education (detecting interaction patterns in group situations, and optimising non-verbal communication by teachers and sports coaches). Mixed Methods Research in the Movement Sciencesoffers an important new tool for researchers and helps to close the gap between the analysis of expert performance and our understanding of the general principles of movement science. It is important reading for any student, researcher or professional with an interest in motor control, sport and dance pedagogy, coaching, performance analysis or decision-making in sport.

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