Telling Tales in Sport and Physical Activity A Qualitative Journey

Andrew C. Sparkes, PhD, is a professor of social theory and the director of the Qualitative Research Unit in the School of Health & Sport Sciences at the University of Exeter in Exeter, Devon, England. He earned his doctor of philosophy and bachelor of education from Loughborough University, and his master of arts from Durham University. He has taught qualitative research methods to undergraduate and postgraduate students for 12 yearsSparkes, Andrew is the author of 'Telling Tales in Sport and Physical Activity A Qualitative Journey', published 2002 under ISBN 9780736031097 and ISBN 073603109X.