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Qualitative Research in Sport Science
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:01.11.2024 11:22:24
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LSPA_082 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 1.33 | ECTS: | 2.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Sports Science | Target Audience: | Sports Trainer | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Andra Fernāte | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE) | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | LSPA, Brīvības gatve 333, Riga, LV-1006 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 6 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 12 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 24 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 2 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 4 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 0 | Class Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 0 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 4 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.2 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 1 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 2 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 3 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 6 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 8 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Research Methodology I, Theory of Sport; General Pedagogy. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To enable students to learn qualitative research methodology in the sports science. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Qualitative approach to research in sports science, its potential and challenges, types of research. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Principles, concept and planning of qualitative research. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 3 | Sample of qualitative research. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 4 | Qualitative research methods, their combination and triangulation. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 5 | Methods for acquiring, processing and interpretation of qualitative data. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 6 | Reliability and ethical aspects of qualitative research in education and sport, health education. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 7 | Exam | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Qualitative approach to research in sports science, its potential and challenges, types of research. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Principles, concept and planning of qualitative research. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Sample of qualitative research. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 0.25 | auditorium | |||||||
| 4 | Qualitative research methods, their combination and triangulation. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 0.25 | auditorium | |||||||
| 5 | Methods for acquiring, processing and interpretation of qualitative data. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Reliability and ethical aspects of qualitative research in education and sport, health education. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Students’ independent learning is organised individually and/or in working groups. Students prepare independently for seminar classes; study and analyse scientific literature related to the topics of the study course; develop and present independent work: 1. To carry out an evaluation of the problem of qualitative research in the selected topic in sports pedagogy and sports science. 2. To independently develop a qualitative research plan in the selected topic in sports pedagogy and sports science. 3. To present and discuss in a reasoned manner the choice of sampling methods for the selected qualitative research and the content of the data collection methods based on the developed qualitative research plan. 4. To independently collect data, process collected data in a group, analyse and evaluate results and draw conclusions. 5. To independently create a presentation and present and discuss the results of the research in a reasoned manner in a group. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Assessment of learning outcomes (the total assessment is summative): 1. Active activity in seminars 30% 2. Independent work performed by the student 50% 3. Written test of the study course 20% | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | 1. Latest research in sports pedagogy and in the field of sports science. 2. Understanding the approaches and principles of qualitative research in sports science, methods of qualitative research and procedures for collecting and analysing qualitative data. | ||||||||
| Skills: | 3. To select the scheme (design) of the qualitative study appropriate for solving the problem to be investigated, formulate the scientific categories of the study. 4. To discuss in a reasoned manner the choice of sampling methods for the selected qualitative study and the content of the data collection methods. 5. To collect data for education research. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | 6. Able to independently process, analyse and evaluate the qualitative data obtained during the qualitative study in the field of sports and health education, choosing appropriate methods of data processing and interpretation, drawing conclusions and assessing their reliability, able to demonstrate a scientific approach to problem solving. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Pitney, W., A., & Parker, J. (2009). Qualitative Research in Physical Activity and the Health Professions. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 219p. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 2 | Jones, I. (2015). Research methods for sports studies. London: Routledge, 343p. | ||||||||
| 3 | Thomas, J., R. (2020). Research methods in physical activity. 8th ed. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 457 p. | ||||||||
| 4 | Andrews, D., L., Mason, D., S., & Silk M. L. (2005). Qualitative Methods in Sports Studies. Oxford: Berg, 226p. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 5 | Gratton, C., & Jones, I. (2022). Research Methods for Sport Studies. 4th ed. London: Routledge, 288p. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Denzin, Norman K. (2024). The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research / edited by Norman K. Denzin. 6th edition. | ||||||||
| 2 | Kroplijs, A., & Raščevska, M. (2010). Kvalitatīvās pētniecības metodes sociālajās zinātnēs. Rīga: Raka, 190lpp | ||||||||
| 3 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students: | ||||||||
| 4 | Denzin, Norman K. (2024). The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research / edited by Norman K. Denzin. 6th edition. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Atbilstoši individuālā darba uzdevumiem darbs datu bāzēs/According to individual work tasks, work in databases: PROQUEST EBRARY - Ebook Central THOMSON REUTERS - Web of Science SCOPUS - Bibliographic database SCIENCE DIRECT - World's largest electronic collection of science, technology and medicine | ||||||||
