Dr.Hab., Professor L.I. Lubysheva¹
Master student O.A. Ozerova^1
1Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism (SCOLIPE), Moscow

Objective of the study was to examine the current sociological research situation in the field of physical education and sports based on the analysis of the informational content of the scientific and theoretical journal "Teoriya i Praktika Fizicheskoy Kultury".
Methods and structure of the study. The content analysis was designed to review the 2000-2019 issues of the Teoriya i Praktika Fizicheskoy Kultury Journal, which formed the information flow on the social dimension of physical education and sports. We analyzed a total of 5,600 publications. The analysis showed that, for the period of 2000 through 2019, there were 215 publications devoted to the sociological research in the field of physical education and sports.
Results of the study and conclusions. The analysis of the subject matter of the Teoriya i Praktika Fizicheskoy Kultury Journal publications made it possible to determine actual subjects of sociological researches, which combined various social aspects of physical activity and healthy lifestyle, physical education in educational institutions, sports activities, vocational training of future physical education and sport specialists, sports and health services. The content analysis of the data array revealed how the needs of the modern society are reflected in the thematic field of the publications. Today, the Teoriya i Praktika Fizicheskoy Kultury Journal makes active use of the modern technology stack for presenting and promoting the informational content, attracts a wide author and expert audience, which make it possible to broaden it far beyond the traditional scientific publication – up to the level of a media system.

Keywords: content analysis, sociological research, scientific periodicals, physical education and sports.

References

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2. Lubysheva L.I., Zagrevskaya A.I. Kontent-analiz publikatsiy v informatsionnom prostranstve zhurnala «Teoriya i praktika fizicheskoy kultury» ["Theory and Practice of Physical Culture" journal: information flow content analysis]. Teoriya i praktika fiz. kultury.2017. no. 1. pp.  94-96.
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