Qualitiative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, volume 10, issue 1, pages 137-149

Generalizability in qualitative research: misunderstandings, opportunities and recommendations for the sport and exercise sciences

Brett Smith ¹

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School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK |

Publication type: Journal Article

Publication date: 2017-10-23

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Journal: Qualitiative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health

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ISSN: 2159676X, 21596778

DOI: 10.1080/2159676x.2017.1393221

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Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

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Generalisation in relation to qualitative research has rarely been discussed in-depth in sport and exercise psychology, the sociology of sport, sport coaching, or sport management journals. Often t...

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Smith B. Generalizability in qualitative research: misunderstandings, opportunities and recommendations for the sport and exercise sciences // Qualitiative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health. 2017. Vol. 10. No. 1. pp. 137-149.

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TY - JOUR

DO - 10.1080/2159676x.2017.1393221

UR - https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676x.2017.1393221

TI - Generalizability in qualitative research: misunderstandings, opportunities and recommendations for the sport and exercise sciences

T2 - Qualitiative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health

AU - Smith, Brett

PY - 2017

DA - 2017/10/23

PB - Taylor & Francis

SP - 137-149

IS - 1

VL - 10

SN - 2159-676X

SN - 2159-6778

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@article{2017_Smith,

author = {Brett Smith},

title = {Generalizability in qualitative research: misunderstandings, opportunities and recommendations for the sport and exercise sciences},

journal = {Qualitiative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health},

year = {2017},

volume = {10},

publisher = {Taylor & Francis},

month = {oct},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676x.2017.1393221},

number = {1},

pages = {137--149},

doi = {10.1080/2159676x.2017.1393221}

}

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Smith, Brett. “Generalizability in qualitative research: misunderstandings, opportunities and recommendations for the sport and exercise sciences.” Qualitiative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, vol. 10, no. 1, Oct. 2017, pp. 137-149. https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676x.2017.1393221.

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Taylor & Francis

Journal

Qualitiative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health

scimago Q1

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2.022

CiteScore

10.6

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2159676X (Print)

21596778 (Electronic)