Key Concepts in Sport and Exercise Research Methods (Sage Key Concepts series) - Couverture souple

Atkinson, Michael

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1848607296 ISBN 13 : 9781848607293

Editeur : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

This book systematically demonstrates the significance and application of method in plain language. Written for students by a leading academic, this book contains the core methodological concepts, practices and debates they need to understand and apply research methods within the field of sport and exercise. It provides a comprehensive panoramic introduction which will reassure and empower its readers. Drawing on the author's years of teaching experience, it includes carefully cross-referenced entries which critically engage with interdisciplinary themes and data.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Michael Atkinson is Associate Professor, Faculty of Physical Education and Health, University of Toronto. He was previously Senior Lecturer in the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences at Loughborough University, leading the instruction of research methods and skills at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels therein. Michael received a PhD in Sociology from the University of Calgary in 2001 (BA, University of Waterloo, 1995; MA, McMaster University, 1997). Since then, he has researched and taught courses on the sociology of sport, bodies, deviance and research methods (qualitative, quantitative and historical) at Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada), McMaster University (Canada), and University of Western Ontario (Canada). For his contributions to the Canadian social sciences, Michael was recipient of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada's prestigious Aurora Award in 2004.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1848607296
• ISBN 13: 9781848607293
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
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• Personne responsable: non disponible