Philosophy and the Sciences of Exercise, Health and Sport: Critical Perspectives on Research Methods

Philosophy and the Sciences of Exercise, Health and Sport: Critical Perspectives on Research Methods
ISBN-10
1134421443
ISBN-13
9781134421442
Category
Medical
Pages
259
Language
English
Published
2004-06
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Mike McNamee

Description

Can sports science research ever be 'theory neutral'?What role does 'experience' play in our assessment or statistical data?This unique interdisciplinary study calls on scientists and social scientists involved in the study of sport to reflect critically on the nature and aims of scientific enquiry. Leading researches from physiology, psychology, biomechanics, sociology, philosophy, coaching and statistics address the conceptual debates underpinning research within their respective fields and challenge to the prevailing orthodoxy of positivism and reductive science. By bringing toget.

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