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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"coaching practice"”.
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An exploration of the formative experiences of grassroots rugby coaches and their Impact on coaching practice: a Bourdieusian analysis
… of rugby coaches impact on their current practice. Ten coaches took part with a wide range of experience (3 - 32yrs), qualifications (Rugby Right – UKCC L3) and who coached across the age spectrum (U8 – Adult Rugby). Semi-structured interviews were conducted with all participants and these …
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Coaching for soft-skill development: an action research study with project managers
… the limited literature regarding the benefits of coaching to the coach and prompted by personal experience as a project manager and coach, this participatory action research study takes the situation of professional project managers, who need soft skills, to explore the usefulness of coaching …
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PEER COACHING IN MALAYSIA: EXPLORING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES PROGRAMME FOR ARABIC LANGUAGE SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
… was to gain a greater understanding of the peer coaching practices in Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) amongst Arabic language secondary school teachers in Malaysia. The Malaysian Ministry of Education (MOE) made a commendable commitment to transform teaching into the profession of choice …
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An exploration of women’s identity work in career choices and transitions : implications for executive coaching
… transitions are a common topic in executive coaching sessions. It has been established that career transitions involve identity and identity work, and can be challenging. The process of identity work in career transitions can be particularly complex for women, due to sex and gender. Yet this …
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How do business leaders learn in peer-group coaching?
Peer coaching has been established as a useful tool in educational learning. Peer-group coaching practice among business leaders is historically built on peer coaching practice and has received little academic attention so far. This study aims to understand the processes within peer-group coaching …
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Exploring the use of coaching for the development of Saudi Arabian healthcare managers through the perspectives of coaches, coachees and coaching sponsors
… which arose from questions that originated in my coaching and healthcare practices explores the use of coaching for developing healthcare managers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) through the perspectives of coaches, coaching recipients/ coachees, and coaching sponsors. The overall purpose of …
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The less traveled way : Views of the reflective coach
… address teachers' need for having reflective practice to provide instruction in today's diverse classroom environment. Often, how teachers learn to reflect on classroom practice is with the help of a coach. However, this Intuitive Inquiry research study asks the reader to consider the inner …
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Is the pedagogic practice of elite rowing coaches unknowingly underpinned by a Constraints-Led Approach?
… (CLA) theory has been applied widely to the coaching of a large number of sports, particularly team sports and invasion games. It has, though, seen little-to-no uptake in highly repetitive and technical sports such as cycling and swimming. The experiences of the researcher who has spent many …
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Experiential transmission: an auto-ethnographical study of coaching in educational contexts
… experiential transmission which I use in my coaching practice in an educational context. My primary aim is to explore experiential transmission for its potential to improve coaching outcomes in such a context. I have chosen an auto-ethnographic methodology in order to tell the story of how I …
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An empirical exploration into changes coaches perceive associated with experience of Flow in coaching conversations
The importance of the self of the coach and the coaching relationship is well researched. Flow as a subjective, optimal experience has been found to play a facilitating role in individual personal growth and development across many different contemporary work contexts and is receiving increased …
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Navigating Managerial Coaching: Challenges and Strategies in Hong Kong's Corporate Sector
This doctoral thesis investigates managerial coaching within Hong Kong’s corporate sector, emphasising the challenges and strategic methodologies necessary for effective implementation. The study utilises a grounded theory approach to explore the significance of a proactive mindset and distributed …
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Experiencing Coaching for the First Time: First Coaching Sessions from the Executive Client’s Perspective
Background: Executive coaching has become a mainstay of leadership development practice worldwide. Some aspects of executive coaching such as return on investment are well studied, but the client experience of coaching is underexplored. This study aims to describe how clients perceive their first …
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The soil of transformation: grounding culturally responsive practices in a theory-driven coaching framework
… discourse on equity and identity-affirming practice, their implementation in schools remains inconsistent and often superficial. This dissertation introduces and validates the Cultivation Culture Coaching Framework, an original, theory-driven model designed to bridge the gap between …
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Poetry, practice & potential : a heuristic inquiry into the potential of poetry for the reflexive coaching practitioner
… to support the development of professional coaching practice. The primary methodology was Heuristic Inquiry, working with co-researchers through two rounds of interviews, emails and phone calls to consider personal experience of using poetry to develop reflexive practice. Heuristic Self …
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Practices and experiences of care in gymnastics: an embodied approach
… interactions, discourses, and disciplinary practices associated with care. The aim of this thesis was to advance knowledge about the practice of care within gymnastics. Three studies focused on failings of care, care and touch-based practice, and safeguarding education. Participants included …
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Video-based coaching of running technique : a case study in elite level rugby league
… analysis has become an integral part of the coaching process in elite sport (James, 2006). However, despite the wide-spread use of video-based analysis by coaches, especially in elite level sport, there remains a dearth of research investigating how coaches utilise video-based technology in …
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ACTION RESEARCH: UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT INTERVENTION
… agenda through football-based community-coaching interventions. Few FitC programmes have suitable evaluation procedures in place, there remains limited evaluative empirical evidence. Study 1 (reconnaissance phases) adopted multi-method approach within an action research framework to …
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Resilience in leaders: conceptualisation and changes brought about by coaching
… as a topic of growing interest in the leadership coaching context but little empirical research exists merging the three areas of resilience, leadership and coaching. Two significant gaps were identified. Firstly, numerous resilience measures exist but the leadership experience of resilience …
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How did I learn all this stuff?': The socialisation of coaching knowledge and learning practices within a sub elite coaching population
… as a key vehicle for raising the standard of coaching practice and that of which creates a good coach. In saying this, existing literature (Barker-Ruchti et al., 2016; Cushion et al., 2010; Hodkinson et al., 2008; Gheradi, 2008; Corsby, 2017; Gilbert and Trudel, 2005) highlights that …
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An Exploration of the Thoughts and Emotions Associated with Goal Attainment
… inner world of thoughts and emotions. With some coaching scholars and practitioners believing that positive thinking and an optimistic outlook are valuable components of successful goal pursuit, this study explores positive and negative thoughts and emotions in a unified way, to reveal the …
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