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Athletes in Training and Competition
According to the studies examined by Monroe-Chandler, et al. (2004), research has shown that athletes can enhance their performance and technique by setting goals. Of course, other studies indicate that research into goal setting has not examined this thoroughly enough and, therefore, has not accurately established whether the setting of goals varies between training and competition. The study analyzed here used a qualitative approach in order to investigate the kinds of goals that are set by athletes, in both training and competition situations (Monroe-Chandler, et al., 2004). Based on previous research, a framework was generated that allowed for the examination of 249 athletes who represented 18 individual sports. They were asked about the goals that they set in competition and their goals in training. The results of the study indicated that the goals were very similar whether they were set for training or for competition (Monroe-Chandler, et al., 2004). The findings provided information about the kinds of goals athletes set that was not seen in previous studies.
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These methods are not like quantitative methods, in that qualitative studies are designed to ask people about their feelings and opinions as opposed to focusing on things like statistical analyses (Creswell, 2001; Creswell, 1994). Bearing that in mind, it is easy to see that qualitative methods - while simple in some ways - are also highly complex in other ways. Analyzing qualitative methods requires work, as it is not possible to simply run some data through a computer program and get the answers (Creswell, 2001). Instead, qualitative methods require thought about what each person in the study's sample has conveyed to the researcher who was conducting the study. Feelings and emotions are much more difficult to analyze, and it is generally necessary for individuals who conduct qualitative studies to look at the patterns that might be seen in the thoughts, feelings, and beliefs of the people who become part of the sample taken for the study (Creswell, 1994).
When discussing the current study, Monroe-Chandler, et al. (2004) took a careful…
References
Creswell, J.W. (2001) Educational research: Planning, conducting and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research. OH: Merrill/Prentice-Hall.
Creswell, J.W. (1994). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative approaches. Sage Publications, Inc. Thousand Oaks: CA.
Monroe-Chandler, K.J., Hall, C.R., & Weinberg, R.S. (2004). A qualitative analysis of the types of goals athletes set in training and competition. Journal of Sport Behavior, 27(A1): 58-74.
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