Article
Research trends in adapted physical activity from 2004 to 2013
Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly
(2015)
Abstract
The purpose of this documentary analysis was to examine trends in research published in Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly(APAQ) over a 10-yr span. A total of 181 research articles published from 2004 to 2013 were coded and analyzed using the following categories: first-author country affiliation, theoretical framework, intervention, research methods, disability categories, and topical focus. Results indicate high frequencies of nonintervention and group-design studies, as well as a low frequency of studies that describe a theoretical or conceptual framework. Trends in disability of participants and topical focus reflect current interests of researchers publishing in APAQ. While some scholars have suggested that changes in research on adapted physical activity would occur, the results of this analysis suggest that many of these categories remain largely unchanged for research published in APAQ. This study calls attention to similarities between the results of the current analysis and previous ones.
Keywords
- document analysis,
- adapted physical education,
- theory,
- research methodology
Disciplines
Publication Date
July, 2015
DOI
10.1123/APAQ.2014-0232
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Citation Information
Jihyun Lee, Justin A. Haegele and David L. Porretta. "Research trends in adapted physical activity from 2004 to 2013" Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly Vol. 32 Iss. 3 (2015) p. 187 - 205 ISSN: 0736-5829 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jihyun-lee/14/