Introducing 'hard' interpretivism and 'Q' methodology: notes from a project on 'county sport partnerships and governance'

Jonathan Grix

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Abstract

These research notes from a 'live' project set about introducing two methodological aspects of research to scholars and students of leisure and sport. First, the meta-theoretical underpinning of the live project is discussed and explained. This goes beyond a standard statement of the project's epistemological position by emphasising the need to clarify work that lies 'on the border' between epistemologies. Second, the paper introduces a novel and little known research tool termed as 'Q methodology'. This is an effective procedure to understand agents' subjectivities and fits, logically, with the epistemological approach outlined previously. Such a tool offers students and scholars an exciting new way to understand the beliefs of those we seek to study.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)457-467
Number of pages11
JournalLeisure Studies
Volume29
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2010

Keywords

  • governance theory
  • Q methodology
  • 'hard' interpretivism

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