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Research Methods Essentials in Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy

AIESEP's professional development video series convenes leading scholars in physical education and sport pedagogy to unpack essential research methods through focused sessions, contributor details, and curated supporting resources.

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  • 10 Sessions
  • 9 Contributors
  • 6 Countries represented
  • 45 Maximum session length
Physical education teacher working with students
Series leads

João Martins and Kasper Salin

The series opens with a shared introduction and then moves through research questions, quantitative and qualitative approaches, visual methods, design futures, artificial intelligence, publishing, and podcasting.

jmartins@fmh.ulisboa.pt kasper.salin@jyu.fi
Overview

A professional development video series for the global AIESEP community

Across ten sessions, contributors move from framing research questions to selecting methods, examining emerging approaches, and sharing research through publication and podcasting.

This professional development video series is designed for researchers, teacher educators, doctoral students, and practitioners looking for a clear entry point into key methodological conversations in physical education and sport pedagogy.

The sequence moves from foundational decisions about framing research questions to method selection, newer methodological directions, and practical strategies for sharing research with wider audiences.

Series format

  • Ten sessions, each with a clear topic and duration
  • Author and affiliation details
  • Dedicated video placement for final embeds
  • References, links, and related material

Series themes

  • Research design and question framing
  • Quantitative and qualitative approaches
  • Visual and design-led methodologies
  • Artificial intelligence in research
  • Publishing and podcasting for dissemination
Session Directory

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Use the directory below to jump directly to any session in the series.

Detailed Sessions

Every session gathered into a consistent editorial layout

Each session block holds the required title, author, video area, and space for additional information, references, and related material.

Session 1

Introduction

Orientation 5 minutes

Authors

  • João Martins Faculdade de Motricidade Humana & UIDEF, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
  • Kasper Salin University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Video

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References, extra links, and related material for this session.

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Session 2

How to ask and frame a research question in physical education and sport pedagogy?

Research Design 30 minutes

Author

  • João Martins Faculdade de Motricidade Humana & UIDEF, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Video

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Additional information

References, extra links, and related material for this session.

  • Armour, K., & Macdonald, D. (Eds.). (2012). Research methods in physical education and youth sport. Routledge.
  • Creswell, J. W., & Creswell, J. D. (2018). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (5th ed.). SAGE Publications.
  • Creswell, J. W., & Plano Clark, V. L. (2017). Designing and conducting mixed methods research (3rd ed.). SAGE Publications.
Session 3

Quantitative approaches in physical education and sport pedagogy?

Quantitative 45 minutes

Author

  • Kasper Salin University of Jyväskylä, Finland
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Additional information

References, extra links, and related material for this session.

  • Cohen, Manion, and Morrison (2018). Research methods in education (8th ed.). Routledge.
  • Field (2024). Discovering statistics using IBM SPSS statistics (6th ed.). SAGE Publications.
  • Field, Miles, and Field (2012). Discovering statistics using R. SAGE Publications.
  • Tabachnick and Fidell (2019). Using multivariate statistics (7th ed.). Pearson.
  • QuantitudePod Podcast and channel recommendation from the slide deck.
  • Andy Field YouTube channel Recommended for deeper quantitative methods support.
  • Armour, K. M., & MacDonald, D. (Eds.). (2012). Research methods in physical education and youth sport (Vol. 2). London: Routledge.
  • Thomas, J. R., Martin, P., Etnier, J. L., & Silverman, S. J. (2023). Research methods in physical activity. Human Kinetics.
  • Veal, A. J., & Darcy, S. (2014). Research methods in sport studies and sport management: A practical guide. Routledge.
Session 4

Qualitative approaches in physical education and sport pedagogy?

Qualitative 30 minutes

Author

  • Kevin Andrew Richards University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA
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Session 5

Photography as a research method in physical education and sport sciences?

Visual Methods 30 minutes

Author

  • Kristy Howells Affiliation to be confirmed
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Session 6

Looking around corners in our research: The dual power of design thinking and design fiction

Design Futures 45 minutes

Author

  • Fiona Chambers University College Cork, Ireland
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Session 7

Artificial intelligence in research - An introduction

AI 45 minutes

Author

  • João Mota University College Cork, Ireland
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Session 8

Artificial Intelligence Enhances, Not Outdates, Self-Study Research: A Practical Guide Into Integrating AI Into Research Methodology

AI + Self-study Duration TBC

Author

  • Yongjin Lee University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA
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Session 9

Academic writing and top 10 strategies for publishing a paper

Publishing 37 minutes

Author

  • Carla Luguetti University of Melbourne, Australia
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Session 10

How to start a podcast to help engage students with research?

Podcasting 30 minutes

Author

  • Risto Marttinen George Mason University, USA
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Additional information

References, extra links, and related material for this session.

  • Episode 356: A podcast about podcasts Spotify episode shared in the presentation.
  • Related podcast episode Spotify episode shared in the presentation.
  • Persohn and Branson (2025). Scholarly podcasting for research dissemination: A scoping review. Sage Open, 15(1), 21582440241311694.
  • McNamara, Shaw, Wilson, and Cox (2021). Educational podcasts in kinesiology: a scoping review. Kinesiology Review, 10(1), 88-100.
  • McNamara and Haegele (2021). Undergraduate students' experiences with educational podcasts to learn about inclusive and integrated physical education. European Physical Education Review, 27(1), 185-202.
  • McNamara, Larocca, and Bassett-Gunter (2024). Physical education podcasts: a thriving community of practice or a one-way mode of communication? Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 29(3), 289-301.
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