Creative Nonfiction in Sport and Exercise Research

Francesca Cavallerio

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English

Routledge
29 January 2024

Research methods: general

Series: Qualitative Research in Sport and Physical Activity

Academics around the world recognise the effectiveness of storytelling as a way to engage audiences in conversations, raising awareness of issues, and encouraging change. Stories are now seen as the best medium to convey information to diverse audiences.

This book explores a novel approach to representing research findings through the adoption of creative nonfictional stories (CNF). At a time when dissemination of scientific research is constantly highlighted as a fundamental aspect for academics, CNF represents an opportunity to effectively communicate science to non-academic audiences through stories.

By providing practical examples of how to transform findings into compelling stories rooted in data, following the mantra of showing rather than telling, which characterises CNF, Creative Nonfiction in Sport and Exercise Research helps researchers – qualitative, quantitative, established professors, and students – to turn their research into stories.

A unique contribution to the field, this book is the first in the sport and exercise research field to take scholars on a discovery jouney, moving from their classic realist to a more creative, compelling, but still rigorous representation of research findings. The book features chapters written by authors from different sport research backgrounds, who present the findings of a previously published ‘classic’ study rewritten in the form of a story. Reflective chapters focusing on the how-to and the challenges of this creative analytical practice complete the work, to support scholars in developing their creative skills.

Edited by: Francesca Cavallerio
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 360g
ISBN: 9781032120164
ISBN 10: 1032120169
Series: Qualitative Research in Sport and Physical Activity
Pages: 178
Publication Date: 29 January 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Introduction Part 1: Learning the Craft of Creative Nonfiction 1. ""Where Do I Start?"": Getting to Grips with Creative Nonfiction 2. From Telling to Showing: An account of Developing a Creative Nonfiction Part 2: From Realist Tales to Creative Nonfiction 3. The Daily Grind: Being a Parent of a Competitive Junior Tennis Player 4. (Re)assembling ‘Balance’: A Creative Nonfiction of Athlete Mothers Negotiating Sport and Family 5. ‘I’m Hurting but I’m Buzzing’: The Lived Experience of ‘Positive Pain’ in Competitive Swimming 6. The Backstage of ‘Seeing’ Performance: Developing the ‘Seen’ and ‘Unseen’ of Coaching 7. Filtering and Finding a New Way: A Creative Nonfiction of Soccer Coaches’ Professional Learning 8. The Emergence and Perpetuation of a Destructive Culture in a British Olympic Sport 9. Re-Building and Re-Discovering after Emotionally Abusive Experiences Part 3: Moving Beyond ""just"" Creative Nonfiction 10. Learning the Craft: Confessions on Writing Creative Nonfiction 11. Exploring Visual Storytelling as a Vehicle for Creative Nonfiction"

Francesca Cavallerio is a Senior Lecturer in Sports and Exercise Psychology in the School of Psychology and Sport Science at Anglia Ruskin University, UK.