Ethics, Knowledge and Truth in Sports Research : An Epistemology of Sport
Graham McFee, Mike J. McNamee, Jim Parry, Heather Reid
The study of sport is characterised by its inter-disciplinarity, with researchers drawing on apparently incompatible research traditions and ethical benchmarks in the natural sciences and the social sciences, depending on their area of specialisation. In this groundbreaking study, Graham McFee argues that sound high-level research into sport requires a sound rationale for one's methodological choices, and that such a rationale requires an understanding of the connection between the practicalities of researching sport and the philosophical assumptions which underpin them. By examining touchstone principles in research methodology, such as the contested 'gold standard' of voluntary informed consent in the natural sciences and the postmodern denial of 'truth' in the social sciences, McFee demonstrates that epistemology and ethics are inextricably linked. Drawing on a wide range of examples, from the laboratory to the sports field, McFee explores the concepts of 'knowledge' and 'truth' in sports research and makes a powerful case for a philosophical deepening of our approach to method and methodology in sport. This book is important reading for all advanced students and researchers working in sport, exercise and related disciplines.
Год:
2010
Издание:
1
Издательство:
Taylor & Francis Group
Язык:
english
Страницы:
234
ISBN 10:
0203872681
ISBN 13:
9780203872680
Серия:
Ethics and Sport Series
Файл:
EPUB, 657 KB
IPFS:
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english, 2010