CFP: 2nd International Qualitative Conference in Sport and Exercise

The 2nd International Qualitative
Conference in Sport and Exercise...

...seeks to build on the success of the inaugral
event hosted by Liverpool John Moores University
in May 2004. The second conference invites
abstracts from researchers and practitioners from
across the sport social sciences and welcomes
input from all forms of qualitative research activity.
We hope delegates from disiciplines such as sport
psychology, sports development, sport sociology,
sport history, sports therapy, the exercise sciences
and from all related practical fields will share their
qualitative research experiences with us in
Liverpool in 2006. The conference theme of
'representing sport' underlines our commitment to
embrace and promote a range of writing and
presentational styles.

Confirmed speakers Include:
Professor Andrew C Sparkes
School of Sport and Health Sciences
University of Exeter

Professor Jim McKenna
Carnegie Faculty of Sport and Education
Leeds Metropolitan University

Call for Abstracts
Papers for oral and workshop presentations are
invited. Workshops will be based around
roundtable discussions in which delegates
present their research in cluster groups in short
form style. Papers should be clearly marked
'Qualitative' and should be no more than 200
words in length. Issues might embrace:

• Sports Performance
• Sports Injury and Rehabilitation
• Aspects of Applied Practice
• Critical Reflections on the Research Process
• Autobiography
• Life-History
• Ethnography and representational styles might include:
• Verbatim Material
• Creative Non-fiction
• Poetry

Please send abstract in Font: Times New Roman,
Size 12pt, Word document or RFT. and forward
as an email attachment to:

Qualitative Conference Director,
Dr David Gilbourne: D.Gilbourne@livjm.ac.uk
Deadline for abstracts is January 18th 2006.

For more information on registration fees and accomodations, see http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/conferences/66813.htm