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Trends and Issues in Sport Pedagogy Research


Course Description

Research design and findings in sport pedagogy research with implications for practice and further research.


Athena Title

Sport Pedagogy Research


Semester Course Offered

Not offered on a regular basis.


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Student learning Outcomes

  • Students will be able to summarize and discuss theories methods and questions influencing the current body of knowledge in sport pedagogy research.
  • Students will be able to identify and analyze issues and identify trends likely to, in the near future, shape the field of sport pedagogy research.
  • Students will be able to analyze quantitative and qualitative research methods used in sport pedagogy research.
  • Students will be able to complete a sport pedagogy research analysis.
  • Students will be able to identify his/her own sport pedagogy research trend of interest and complete a comprehensive literature review on the topic.

Topical Outline

  • 1. The History of Educational Research
  • 2. Research in Sport Pedagogy
  • 3. Scholarly Writing
  • 4. Anthropology
  • 5. Research in Expertise
  • 6. Autoethnography
  • 7. Games for Understanding Research