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Overview

Andrew C. Sparkes is affiliated with Leeds Beckett University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily intersects the fields of psychology and social sciences, with notable contributions across various subfields including developmental and educational psychology, sociology and political science, safety research, experimental and cognitive psychology, as well as physical therapy, sports therapy, and rehabilitation.

Their work addresses key topics such as sport psychology and performance, sport and mega-event impacts, physical education and pedagogy, disability rights and representation, diversity and impact of dance, mental health and patient involvement, and inclusion and disability in education and sport.

Andrew C. Sparkes has published extensively in several venues, particularly focusing on qualitative research and sport psychology. Frequent venues for their publications include:

  • Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health
  • Sport Education and Society
  • Qualitative Research in Psychology
  • Qualitative Inquiry
  • Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

Their recent papers illustrate the range and focus of their research, including:

  • "Autoethnography: accept, revise, reject? An evaluative self reflects" (2020) published in Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health
  • "Autoethnography as an ethically contested terrain: some thinking points for consideration" (2024) published in Qualitative Research in Psychology
  • "Making a Spectacle of Oneself in the Academy Using the H-Index: From Becoming an Artificial Person to Laughing at Absurdities" (2021) published in Qualitative Inquiry

Coauthorship has played a role in their scholarship with frequent collaborators including Cecilia Åkesdotter, Göran Kenttä, Kay Inckle, James Brighton, and Anthony Maher.

Their research contributions engage with themes of qualitative inquiry, ethical considerations in autoethnography, sport psychology concerns, and the sociopolitical dimensions of disability and inclusion.

Best Publications

  • Qualitative Research Methods in Sport, Exercise and Health: From Process to Product

    Andrew C. Sparkes;Brett Smith

  • Routledge Handbook of Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise

    Brett Smith;Andrew C. Sparkes

  • Careership: a sociological theory of career decision making

    Phil Hodkinson;Andrew C. Sparkes

  • Autoethnography and Narratives of Self: Reflections on Criteria in Action

    Andrew C. Sparkes

  • Judging the quality of qualitative inquiry: Criteriology and relativism in action

    Andrew C. Sparkes;Brett Smith

  • Telling Tales in Sport and Physical Activity: A Qualitative Journey

    Andrew Sparkes

  • Research methods in sport and exercise psychology: quantitative and qualitative issues

    Stuart J.H. Biddle;David Markland;David Gilbourne;Nikos L.D. Chatzisarantis

  • Contrasting perspectives on narrating selves and identities: an invitation to dialogue

    Brett Smith;Andrew C. Sparkes

  • Narrative inquiry in sport and exercise psychology: what can it mean, and why might we do it?

    Brett Smith;Andrew C. Sparkes

  • Embodiment, academics, and the audit culture: a story seeking consideration

    Andrew C. Sparkes

  • Validity in Qualitative Inquiry and the Problem of Criteria: Implications for Sport Psychology

    Andrew C. Sparkes

  • Narrative analysis and sport and exercise psychology: Understanding lives in diverse ways

    Brett Smith;Andrew C. Sparkes

  • Triumphs and Tears: Young People, Markets, and the Transition from School to Work

    Philip Hodkinson;Andrew Sparkes;Heather Hodkinson

  • Men, sport, spinal cord injury, and narratives of hope

    Brett Smith;Andrew C. Sparkes

  • Narrative and its potential contribution to disability studies

    Brett Smith;Andrew C. Sparkes

  • Sport, Spinal Cord Injury, Embodied Masculinities, and the Dilemmas of Narrative Identity

    Andrew C. Sparkes;Brett Smith

  • The Fatal Flaw: A Narrative of the Fragile Body-Self

    Andrew C. Sparkes

  • Narrative inquiry in psychology: exploring the tensions within

    Brett Smith;Andrew C Sparkes

  • Interviews: qualitative interviewing in the sport and exercise sciences

    Brett Smith;Andrew C. Sparkes

  • Narrative analysis in aging studies: A typology for consideration

    Cassandra Phoenix;Brett Smith;Andrew C. Sparkes

  • Exercise as Therapy for Schizophrenia: An Ethnographic Study

    Guy Faulkner;Andrew Sparkes

Frequent Co-Authors

Brett Smith
Brett Smith Durham University
Phil Hodkinson
Phil Hodkinson University of Leeds
Jim McKenna
Jim McKenna Leeds Beckett University
Kenneth R Fox
Kenneth R Fox University of Bristol
Guy Faulkner
Guy Faulkner University of British Columbia
David Markland
David Markland Bangor University
Stuart J. H. Biddle
Stuart J. H. Biddle University of Southern Queensland
Gavin Andrews
Gavin Andrews University of New South Wales
Sian Ellard
Sian Ellard University of Exeter

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