Dokumentarische Forschung in der Sportpädagogik. Ein Scoping Review zu methodischen Varianten und gegenstandsbezogenen Fokussierungen

The documentary method has been the increasing focus of attention in German-speaking sports education, particularly in the last decade. This can be seen above all in a large number of newly published empirical studies, which are nearly impossible to survey in terms of their methodological and subject-related orientation. To this day, there is a lack of studies that systematically address these studies with their overall findings and desiderata. On the basis of a scoping review (N=37), the article therefore examines the question of which methodological variations and subject-related focuses of documentary studies are emerging in sport pedagogical research for the study period from 2000-2023. It provides an overview along quantifiable characteristics and deepens this overview by classifying the studies in the research fields of school and extracurricular sport. This creates the basis for a deeper understanding of documentary research in sports pedagogy and provides options for self-assessment. The latter can contribute to exploring possibilities for future empirical studies and method(olog)ical reflections.