Research Methods for Sports Studies is a comprehensive, engaging and practical textbook that provides a grounding in qualitative and quantitative research for students studying programmes related to sport and physical activity.

Ian Jones is Associate Professor in Sport at Bournemouth University, UK.

1. What is Research?, 2. Research Traditions in Sport, 3. The Research Process, 4. Research Questions, Aims and Objectives, 5. Reviewing the Literature, 6. Theories, Concepts and Variables, 7. Research Designs and Research Ethics, 8. Collecting Data I: The Questionnaire Survey, 9. Collecting Data II: Interviews, 10. Collecting Data III: Unobtrusive Methods - Observation and Content Analysis, 11. Collecting Data IV: Ethnographic Research in Sport, 12. Online Sport Research, 13. Analysing Data I: Quantitative Data Analysis, 14. Analysing Data II: Qualitative Data Analysis, 15. Writing the Research Report, 16. Practical Issues