| （1.Department of Kinesiology，Shanghai University of Sport，Shanghai 200438，China；2.Scientific Research Department，Shanghai University of Sport，Shanghai 200438，China；3.School Physical Education，Shihezi University，Shihezi 832003，China） Abstract: By analyzing the number of projects established, project establishing units, research topics, topic charac-teristics and correlations with the guides, with respect to the national social science fund for the national sports category between 1997 and 2011, the authors revealed the following findings: the number of projects established in the national sports category showed an overall trend of increasing; project establishing units were all universities, and provided with distinctive regional characteristics; topic project establishment was closely related to the guides of the years, research topics were mainly about the development of and measures for the development of national sports, national sports cultures, social functions of national sports etc, and attention had been paid to disciplinary crossing; the research achievements had boosted scientific development and achieved significant social effects and economic effects. However, researches in many areas still seemed to be too weak, can be used as inspirations and references for follow-up researches, and the authors proposed that national social science fund guides provide ap-propriate guidance, support researches in remote minority regions, and consider the national cultural communication and fusion of multi-nation provinces and regions.
Key words: sports sociology；projects in the national sports category；national social science fund |
