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- Title
Philosophical reflections on the mission of the European College of Sport Science: Challenges and opportunities.
- Authors
Loland, S; McNamee, Mike
- Abstract
The European College of Sport Science (ECSS) was established in part to promote the integrated study of sports and related phenomena from multi- and interdisciplinary perspectives. There are significant and enduring philosophical, epistemological and professional challenges and opportunities that arise from this integrationist perspective. In this article, we reflect upon the challenges that have arisen in the development of sport sciences in the attempt to realize the ECSS mission. We identify three paradigmatic approaches to sports science: (1) the mechanistic; (2) the hermeneutic and (3) the critical. We critically evaluate these paradigms and their potential within the broad framework of integrationist ambitions for sports science as a scientific field.
- Publication
European journal of sport science, 2017, Vol 17, Issue 1, p63
- ISSN
1536-7290
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1080/17461391.2016.1210238