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Research Methods in Park, Recreation, and Leisure Services
Ananda Mitra and Sam Lankford
Sagamore Publishing Champaign, IL www.sagamorepub.com
1999 Sagamore Publishing, Inc.
All rights reserved.
Editor: Susan M. McKinney Book layout: Lisa J. Peretz &Anne E. Kolodziej Cover design: Joe Buck & Deborah Bellaire
ISBN: 1-57167-030-0 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 98-85938
Dedicated to the people who taught me to think-my father, Dr. Kalyan Kumar Mitra, and my mentor, Dr. Joseph Bannon, Sr.
Dedicated to the people who showed me the power of love-my mother, my wife, and my son.Ananda Mitra
For Jill, Jesse, Jordan, and Patch.
Dedicated to Dr. Carl E. Miller, Professor Emeritus, California State University at Bakersfield. A true educator and father in every sense. A person who understood both the value and limitations of research in helping us to understand our world.Sam Lankford
Table of Contents
Introduction
ix
Chapter 1-An Introduction to Research Concepts and Ideas
1
Why Do Leisure Research?
1
Shortcomings of Leisure Research
2
Research As Decision Making
3
Characteristics of Research
8
The Scientific Approach of Basic Research
10
Basic and Applied Research
12
The Research Process
17
1. Identify the Problem or Issue, and State the Possible Relationships of Variables
17
2. Review and Analysis of Relevant Literature and other Studies
20
3. Specify the Hypothesis or Researchable Questions
21
4. Develop a Research Plan and Study Design, and Decide on Data Collection Method(s) on Data Collection Method(s)
27
5. Choose Subjects, Conduct the Study, and Collect the Data
31
6. Conduct Data Analysis, and Report Findings and Results
34
7. Discuss Implications of the Findings, Make Recommendations, and Generalize Results
35
Conclusion
37
Chapter 2-Methods of Data Collection in Leisure Research
39
Introduction
39
Leisure Research Methods
40
Qualitative and Quantitative Methodologies
41
Assumptions of Differences and Similarities between Qualitative and Quantitative Methods
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