Research methods for sport, leisure, and social justice

Pages: 491-503

DOI: 10.4324/9781003389682-43

Abstract:

Undertaking research into social justice in sport and leisure presents challenges, especially regarding issues such as positionality, power relations, and reflexivity. This chapter explores specific challenges faced by researchers interested in sport and social justice, in terms of aims of 'socially just' research, broad research designs, and specific methods and processes by which research is both undertaken and communicated. The chapter explores the context, ethics, and morality of social justice research, focusing on specific aspects important to social justice. This is followed by a discussion of broader approaches to socially just research (Participatory Action Research, ethnographic research, and collaborative research) and their role in the research process. The chapter explores established methods of data collection (interviewing and observation) and introduces newer approaches including netnographic research, short term ethnography, and autoethnography. Finally, the chapter explores how such research may be communicated, going beyond traditional forms of the written journal chapter, discussing alternative means of disseminating findings. The chapter presents case studies to illustrate key methodological and ethical issues.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/39805/

Source: Scopus