Creative Nonfiction in Sport and Exercise Research

Taylor & Francis

Creative Nonfiction in Sport and Exercise ResearchAuthor(s): Francesca Cavallerio\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367482664, 978-0367482664\nSynopsis\nAcademics around the world recognise the effectiveness of storytelling as a way to engage audiences in conversations, raising awareness of issues, and encouraging change. Stories are now seen as the best medium to convey information to diverse audiences. \n\nThis book explores a novel approach to representing research findings through the adoption of creative nonfictional stories (CNF). At a time when dissemination of scientific research is constantly highlighted as a fundamental aspect for academics, CNF represents an opportunity to effectively communicate science to non-academic audiences through stories. \n\nBy providing practical examples of how to transform findings into compelling stories rooted in data, following the mantra of showing rather than telling, w.