ABSTRACT

Research synthesis is an essential part of the research process that we argue has been underutilised by sport policy and management researchers. This commentary seeks to advance the discussion surrounding research synthesis by introducing scoping reviews as a potentially useful approach to synthesising research evidence. In doing so, we provide an overview of current methods and protocols of the scoping approach and critically reflect upon the value and utility of scoping reviews by highlighting the lessons learnt from two previous scoping studies within the field. Our analysis indicates that scoping reviews provide a useful alternative approach to synthesising research for select research topics providing that strict protocol is adhered to and are appropriately operationalised. More broadly, our intention is to generate further discussion and debate surrounding research synthesis within the sport policy and management domain and to encourage sport scholars to adopt more structured approaches to synthesise research evidence.

摘要

研究综合是研究过程的重要组成部分，我们认为体育政策和管理研究人员未充分利用研究综合。本评论通过引入范围界定评论作为综合研究证据的潜在有用方法，力求推进围绕研究综合的讨论。在此过程中，我们提供了范围界定方法的当前方法和协议的概述，并通过强调从该领域先前两次范围界定研究中汲取的经验教训，来批判性地思考范围界定审查的价值和用途。我们的分析表明，范围界定评论为选择研究主题的综合研究提供了一种有用的替代方法，前提是必须遵守严格的协议并进行适当的操作。更广泛地，