質性研究發展與演變相當長的一段時間，從1900年走至2010年已經進入第八個時期。質性研究有其典範，有其資料蒐集的方法及分析資料的方式。本研究主要在瞭解2006年至2011年間體育運動相關系所論文運用質性研究方法學之情形，透過國家圖書館之臺灣博碩士論文系統搜尋，並進一步進行內容探討，結果發現個案研究、歷史研究法、敘說探究及行動研究為近年來較常使用之方法學，進而概述此四種方法學之定義、類型及特性，並深入探討其研究主題，期為未來欲設計質性研究之研究者提供指引與方向。瞭解運動相關現象之趨勢及有無顯著情形固然重要，但是回歸運動的本質與生命感也是必須的，希望藉由此研究能啟發更多研究者投入質性研究。
Qualitative research has been developing and evolving for a long time, which has been entering the moment after 2010. It has its own paradigms, and the method of data collection and analysis. The aim of this study was to understand the circumstances of sport-related these which used methodologies of qualitative research from 2006 to 2011 in Taiwan. The data was collated through the national digital library of these and dissertation in Taiwan, and further proofread the contents of these to get results. It showed the methodologies of qualitative research often used consisted of case study, historical method, narrative injury, and action research. The research overviewed definitions, types, and characteristics of these four methodologies and further investigated the research topics. Hopefully, it provided more researchers with guidance and directions of the qualitative research design. It is required to understand the trends and significance in the sports world, yet returning to the nature and living sense of sport matters as well. It is expected that more researchers will invest more time and efforts in qualitative research.
