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To dispel pervasive misconceptions that qualitative inquiry inherently lacks generalizability and to provide conceptual frameworks and practical guidance for applying generalisation within sport and exercise sciences.

October 23, 2017Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and HealthOpen Access

Generalizability in qualitative research: misunderstandings, opportunities and recommendations for the sport and exercise sciences

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To dispel pervasive misconceptions that qualitative inquiry inherently lacks generalizability and to provide conceptual frameworks and practical guidance for applying generalisation within sport and exercise sciences.
Conceptual evaluation of methodological conventions surrounding qualitative research across sport psychology, coaching, sociology, and management literature.
Delineation and synthesis of four non-statistical generalizability models tailored to qualitative inquiry.
Statistical generalizability criteria established for quantitative research are inappropriate for evaluating the rigor or broader relevance of qualitative studies.
Qualitative inquiry achieves broader relevance through four distinct pathways: naturalistic generalisation, transferability, analytical generalizability, and intersectional generalizability.
Structured recommendations equip authors, reviewers, and journal editors to articulate qualitative generalizability purposefully rather than citing it as an automatic limitation.

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Methodological review demonstrates frameworks for generalizability in qualitative sport research, highlighting non-statistical paradigms to evaluate rigor and applicability.

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Brett Smith (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d7db0c61e2ce1627d1843b https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676x.2017.1393221

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Methodological review demonstrates frameworks for generalizability in qualitative sport research, highlighting non-statistical paradigms to evaluate rigor and applicability.

Generalizability in qualitative research: misunderstandings, opportunities and recommendations for the sport and exercise sciences

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Generalizability in qualitative research: misunderstandings, opportunities and recommendations for the sport and exercise sciences

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