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RESEARCH METHODS

FOR SPORTS STUDIES

This comprehensive, accessible and practical textbook provides a com-


plete grounding in both qualitative and quantitative research methods for
the sports studies student. The book offers the reader a step-by-step guide
to the research process, from designing a research project, to collecting
and analysing data, to reporting the research, and is richly illustrated
throughout with sport-related case studies and examples from around the
world. Now in a fully revised and updated new edition, the book covers
key topics such as:

■ choosing an appropriate research design


■ undertaking a literature review
■ key research techniques, including questionnaires, interviews, content
analysis and ethnographic studies
■ data analysis, including an introduction to SPSS, as well as guides to
descriptive and inferential statistics
■ writing a research report
■ ethical issues in sports research.

Research Methods for Sports Studies is designed to be a complete and self-


contained companion to any research methods course, and contains a
wealth of useful features such as highlighted definitions of key terms,
revision questions, practical research exercises and a companion web site
with web links, multiple choice questions, PowerPoint slides and other
learning resources. The book is also an invaluable reference for any student
undertaking a dissertation or research project as part of their studies.

Chris Gratton is Professor of Sports Economics and Director of the Sport


Industry Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University, UK.

Ian Jones is Associate Dean for Sport, the Centre for Event and Sport
Research, Bournemouth University, UK.
RESEARCH METHODS
FOR SPORTS STUDIES

SECOND EDITION

CHRIS GRATTON AND IAN JONES


First published 2010
by Routledge
2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN
Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada
by Routledge
270 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016
Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group,
an informa business
This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2010.
To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s
collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.
© 2010 Chris Gratton and Ian Jones

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or


reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic,
mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter
invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any
information storage or retrieval system, without permission
in writing from the publishers.
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the
British Library
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Gratton, Chris, 1948-
Research methods for sports studies / Chris Gratton and
Ian Jones. – 2nd ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Sports–Research–Methodology. 2. Leisure–
Research–Methodology. 3. Qualitative research.
I. Jones, Ian, 1970– II. Title.
GV706.8.G726 2010
796′.07–dc22 2009023900

ISBN 0-203-87938-4 Master e-book ISBN

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ISBN13: 978–0–415–49392–5 (hbk)


ISBN13: 978–0–415–49393–2 (pbk)
ISBN13: 978–0–203–87938–2 (ebk)

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