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Champ, F, Ronkainen, NJ, Nesti, MS, Tod, D and Littlewood, MA (2019) ‘Through the lens of ethnography’: Perceptions, challenges, and experiences of an early career practitioner-researcher in professional football. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health. ISSN 2159-676X
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Abstract
The present study critically explores the use of practitioner-researcher ethnography in professional football, and illustrates some of the challenges that the first author experienced as a result of the dual-role occupation. The first author occupied the position of insider sport psychology practitioner-researcher within one professional football club over a 3-year duration. Traditional ethnographic research methods were employed, including; observations, field notes, and reflections. Following thematic analysis, research on the potential for conflict and tension in ethnography, and ethical guidelines from caring professions (e.g. sport psychology, health, and nursing) were used to make sense of the data. A series of reflective extracts highlight moral, ethical, and personal challenges of occupying a dual role, including threats to identity, acceptance of academics in elite sport, and confidentiality. For those individuals whose livelihood is dependent on their successes as a practitioner-researcher an understanding of how to overcome methodological challenges will be beneficial in improving their organisational status. From the results of this study, we suggest that a range of support mechanisms (e.g. ethnographers club, regional support hubs, supervisor/researcher training and education), and the development of a clear sense of self are essential for the ethnographic practitioner-researcher.
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| Additional Information: | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health on 8th July 2019 available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676X.2019.1638444 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences, 1608 Sociology |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure > GV561 Sports |
| Divisions: | Sport & Exercise Sciences |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Jul 2019 09:45 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2021 09:06 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1080/2159676X.2019.1638444 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/11092 |
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