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Research interests
Harry completed a PhD in sociology of sport in 2014 from Cardiff Metropolitan University. His research centres on the identities and developmental experiences of young people in sport, exercise and health settings, and the lifestyle practices of career athletes. Harry is experienced in using a wide variety of qualitative methods and has specific methodological expertise in the practice of ethnography and the ethics of qualitative research. Harry is Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and author of the BSA’s Philip Abrams Memorial Prize (2018) nominated book Days in the Dirt.
Education/Academic qualification
Sport and Exercise Science, Bachelor of Science
Sociology of Sport, Doctor of Philosophy
Keywords
- H Social Sciences (General)
- Ethnography
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Access Sport - Building Stronger Communities
Morgan, H. (PI), Bowles, H. (CoI), Bush, A. (CoI) & Manley, A. (CoI)
1/05/23 → 30/06/24
Project: UK charity
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Establishing growth-oriented, caring relationships in sport-based interventions: employer perspectives on sport coaching for social change
Bush, A., Morgan, H., Williams, S. & Bowles, H., 20 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Sport, Education and Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Some arguments against the ‘paradigms narrative’ in research methodology
Wiltshire, G., Bowles, H., Charbonnet, B., Jones , C. & Ronkainen, N., 23 May 2025, (Acceptance date).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Sport-Based Interventions as Non-Formal Education: Enabling the Education to Employment Transition for Young People
Morgan, H., Bowles, H. & Bush, A., 31 May 2025, In: Social Sciences. 14, 5, 19 p., 278.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Big data. Big potential. Big problems?
West, S., Clubb, J., Blake, T. A., Fern, J., Bowles, H. & Dalen-Lorentsen, T., 18 Apr 2024, In: BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. 10, 2, e001994.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Joe Wicks, lifestyle capitalism and the social construction of PE (with Joe)
Bowles, H., Clift, B. C. & Wiltshire, G., 29 Feb 2024, In: Sport, Education and Society. 29, 2, p. 119-131 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access8 Citations (SciVal)