Part 1: Introducing Qualitative Research 1. Introduction 2. Knowing Stuff About Things That Matter - A Practical Journey Towards Abstract Ideas 3. Why Qualitative Methods? A Contrasting View From Public Policy, Management and Industry Part 2: Before Entering the Field 4. Starting Out in Ethics and Your Qualitative Sport Research Journey 5. The Unspoken Reality of Data Management: Messiness, Organising and Coordination 6. Starting Out in Qualitative Research Fieldwork: Positionality, Reflexivity, and Researcher Diaries 7. First Impressions of the Field Part 3: Doing Fieldwork: Research Methods and Researcher Stories 8.

Introducing Doing Qualitative Research Methods for Sport 9. Key Considerations for Doing Participatory Action Research in Sports Studies 10. Using One-to-One Interviews and Group Interviews in Sport Studies Research 11. Qualitative Approaches in Community Sport Programme Evaluation 12. Participant Observation in Sport Studies 13. Online Methods 14. Visual Methods 15. Introduction to Digital Storytelling Part 4: Methods of Qualitative Data Analysis 16.

Choosing, Doing and Understanding Qualitative Data Analysis in Sport 17. Narrative Analysis 18. Thematic Analysis in Sport Studies 19. Grounded Theory 20. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Part 5: Mapping and Navigating Your Qualitative Research Methodological Journey 21. Getting Your Head Around Theory: Key Contemporary Themes, Issues and Challenges 22. Careers in Industry and Academia in Qualitative Sport Research 23. Conclusions and Future Directions in Doing Qualitative Sport Research.