knowledge, this is the first study to examine stakeholders’ experiences of participating in a novel United Kingdom-based integrated program combining football (soccer) training and classroom education sessions. Therefore, utilizing a qualitative approach, the aim of our study was to address the following
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“We’re All the Same and We Love Football.” Experiences of Players and Facilitators Regarding a Collaborative, Inclusive Football Program Between Academy and Special Olympics Footballers
Melissa A. Fothergill, Danna Baik, Hannah M. Slater, and Pamela L. Graham
Content Analysis as a Research Method: A Content Analysis of Content Analyses in Sport Communication
Markus Schäfer and Catharina Vögele
happening in the field and on the other hand, it can inspire future research and new generations of researchers. In principle, content analyses in sport communication can follow either a quantitative or a qualitative research logic and focus, for example, on different research topics, communication material
Understanding the Inclusiveness of Integrated Physical Education From the Perspectives of Adults With Visual Impairments
Justin A. Haegele, Samuel R. Hodge, Xihe Zhu, Steven K. Holland, and Wesley J. Wilson
retrospective, qualitative description research approach ( Sandelowski, 2000 , 2010 ). This study was carried out retrospectively by asking adult participants to reflect on their experiences in integrated physical education classes. The decision to carry out this study retrospectively was made to allow us to
Why I Get Up Off My Butt: Older Adults’ Motives to Limit Their Sedentary Behavior
Liam Collins and J. Paige Pope
. Applying theory to assist in the understanding of a phenomenon has been endorsed across the qualitative literature ( Creswell, 2013 ; Glesne, 2016 ) and is critical for helping organize data in a meaningful manner, explaining and predicting behavior, and guiding future actions. In particular, a
How Acceptable is Reducing Sedentary Behavior to Older Adults? Perceptions and Experiences Across Diverse Socioeconomic Areas
Laura J. McGowan, Rachael Powell, and David P. French
potential for interventions to reduce sedentary behavior in older adults from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds, so that results can be better generalized to the wider older adult population. To inform development of interventions to reduce sedentary behavior in older adults, the use of qualitative methods
Primary School Teachers’ Perceptions of Physical Literacy Assessment: A Mixed-Methods Study
Inimfon A. Essiet, Elyse Warner, Natalie J. Lander, Jo Salmon, Michael J. Duncan, Emma L.J. Eyre, and Lisa M. Barnett
focuses on teachers’ perspectives on the assessment of PL. Both quantitative and qualitative viewpoints were explored to address the research questions, utilizing an explanatory sequential mixed methods study design (quantitative → qualitative; Creswell & Creswell, 2017 ). This included an initial
Absent, Incapable, and “Normal”: Understanding the Inclusiveness of Visually Impaired Students’ Experiences in Integrated Physical Education
Justin A. Haegele, Lindsay E. Ball, Xihe Zhu, M. Ally Keene, and Lindsey A. Nowland
visually impaired youths’ experiences in integrated PE. The primary research question guiding this study was How do visually impaired youth experience subjective feelings of inclusion within integrated PE classes? Methods This study adopted an experiential qualitative approach, which focused on exploring
Eating Disorders in Male Athletes: Factors Associated With Onset and Maintenance
Julie Freedman, Sally Hage, and Paula A. Quatromoni
, & McLean, 2018 ). Contemporary research is needed to better characterize the male athlete ED experience, and qualitative research can offer important insights to guide prevention, detection, and treatment efforts. The research literature on EDs in sport is small and predominantly features female athletes
The Success and Struggles of Physical Education Teachers While Teaching Online During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Erin Centeio, Kevin Mercier, Alex Garn, Heather Erwin, Risto Marttinen, and John Foley
data collected and the broad representation of teachers, we proceeded with the qualitative analysis. Quantitative survey results from this survey have been reported elsewhere ( Mercier et al., 2021 ). Open-ended survey responses constitute the qualitative data for this study. Although the data source
Reflections on Improving Women’s Experiences of Mentorship in Canadian Coaching
Sara Kramers, Corliss Bean, Caroline Hummell, Veronica Allan, Andrea Johnson, and Jennifer Turnnidge
coaching. Methods Research Approach and Philosophical Assumptions We adopted a qualitative approach underpinned by interpretivism ( Smith & Sparkes, 2016 ) to focus on the ways sport stakeholders interpret and make sense of their experiences. The interpretivism approach was based on a relativist ontology
