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Brett Smith

Other affiliations: Loughborough University, Universities UK, Laurentian University  ...read more
Bio: Brett Smith is an academic researcher from Durham University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Narrative & Narrative inquiry. The author has an hindex of 52, co-authored 241 publications receiving 12137 citations. Previous affiliations of Brett Smith include Loughborough University & Universities UK.


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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss three commonly used ways to demonstrate rigor when conducting sport and exercise psychology research, and discuss the importance of rigor in sport psychology research.
Abstract: Qualitative research has grown within sport and exercise psychology and is now widely conducted The purpose of this review is to discuss three commonly used ways to demonstrate rigor when conducti

1,681 citations

Book
02 Oct 2013
TL;DR: This chapter discusses the role of data collection, analysis, and interpretation in the development of qualitative research techniques and their applications in clinical practice.
Abstract: Qualitative forms of inquiry are a dynamic and exciting area within contemporary research in sport, exercise and health. Students and researchers at all levels are now expected to understand qualitative approaches and be able to employ them in their work. In this comprehensive and in-depth introductory text, Andrew C. Sparkes and Brett Smith take the reader on a journey through the entire qualitative research process that begins with the conceptualization of ideas and the planning of a study, moves through the phases of data collection and analysis, and then explains how findings might be represented in various ways to different audiences. Ethical issues are also explored in detail, as well as the ways that the goodness of qualitative research might be judged by its consumers. The book is based on the view that researchers need to make principled, informed and strategic decisions about what, why, when, and how to use qualitative forms of inquiry. The nature of qualitative research is explained in terms of both its core assumptions and what practitioners actually do in the field when they collect data and subject it to analysis. Each chapter is vividly illustrated with cases and examples from published research, to demonstrate different qualitative approaches in action and their relative strengths and weaknesses. The book also extends the boundaries of qualitative research by exploring innovative contemporary methodologies and novel ways to report research findings. Qualitative Research Methods in Sport, Exercise and Health is essential reading for any student, researcher or professional who wishes to understand this form of inquiry and to engage in a research project within a sport, exercise or health context.

1,224 citations

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TL;DR: Generalization in relation to qualitative research has rarely been discussed in-depth in sport and exercise psychology, the sociology of sport, sport coaching, or sport management journals as mentioned in this paper, and often t...
Abstract: Generalisation in relation to qualitative research has rarely been discussed in-depth in sport and exercise psychology, the sociology of sport, sport coaching, or sport management journals. Often t...

638 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, two ideal types of researcher, one a criteriologist and the other a relativist, are constructed to illustrate how each might judge qualitative studies of different kinds.

523 citations


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14,604 citations

04 Mar 2010
TL;DR: Recording of presentation introducing narrative analysis, outlining what it is, why it can be a useful approach, how to do it and where to find out more.
Abstract: Recording of presentation introducing narrative analysis, outlining what it is, why it can be a useful approach, how to do it and where to find out more. Presentation given at methods@manchester seminar at University of Manchester on 4 March 2010.

3,188 citations

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TL;DR: Holquist as mentioned in this paper discusses the history of realism and the role of the Bildungsroman in the development of the novel in Linguistics, philosophy, and the human sciences.
Abstract: Note on Translation Introduction by Michael Holquist Response to a Question from the Novy Mir Editorial Staff The Bildungsroman and Its Significance in the History of Realism (Toward a Historical Typology of the Novel) The Problem of Speech Genres The Problem of the Text in Linguistics, Philology, and the Human Sciences: An Experiment in Philosophical Analysis From Notes Made in 1970-71 Toward a Methodology for the Human Sciences Index

2,824 citations