Analysingexceptionswithin qualitative data: promoting analytical diversity to advance knowledge of ageing and physical activity
| Autor: | Cassandra Phoenix, Noreen Orr |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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030505 public health
Health (social science) Scrutiny Social Psychology media_common.quotation_subject Physical activity Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Qualitative property 030229 sport sciences 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Meaning (existential) Simplicity 0305 other medical science Psychology Social psychology Theme (narrative) media_common Qualitative research Diversity (politics) |
| Zdroj: | Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health. 9:271-284 |
| ISSN: | 2159-6778 2159-676X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/2159676x.2017.1282539 |
| Popis: | Looking for patterns of meaning within data to identify central themes is a common form of analysis within qualitative research in sport, exercise and health. Far less analytical scrutiny has been directed toward how researchers might deal with ‘exceptional’ data. That is, data which, while telling us something about a central theme, deviates significantly from its defining plotline and characteristics. The purpose of this predominantly methodological paper is to examine exceptions in data gathered from interviews with 51 (m = 23; f = 28) physically active older adults (60 – 92 years of age). Exploiting exceptions within our data revealed unique perspectives within the central themes of: healthy ageing, relationships, and bereavement. Problematising the rise of – and indeed pressure for – methodological simplicity within qualitative research, we assert the continued need for complexity for progressing the intellectual agenda of ageing and physical activity. Engaging with methodological multiplicit... |
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