Analysis of Physical Education and Sport Sciences Departments’ Approved Master Theses at Sultan Qaboos University from 2015 to 2017

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Physical Education and Sport Sciences Department, College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University

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This study aimed to analyse the content of approved master theses in Physical Education and Sports Sciences Department at Sultan Qaboos University during 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 academic years, through identifying the characteristics of the researchers, the methods implemented, and the area of study. The study used a descriptive survey method that implements content analysis. A special form was prepared by the researchers for gathering the required data which was statistically analyzed using frequencies and percentages. The study sample was (36) master theses; (18) in physical and health conditioning discipline and (18) in sport management and supervision discipline. The results show that the majority of master theses were done by male researchers and they mainly targeted male samples and school/university students. In terms of the study design, the majority of the masters’ theses were quantitative that used descriptive and experimental methods, a survey instrument, and a purposive sample. These theses had not been built on any theories or models. Moreover, sport management and supervision discipline’ theses were a single research problem oriented while physical and health conditioning areas of studies varied in terms of their orientations (most of them were in health). This study is concluded with recommendations and directions for future research.

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