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Learning in adulthood: A comprehensive guide

S Merriam, R Caffarella Jossey-Bass 1999

The impact of life coaching on goal attainment, metacognition and mental health

A Grant Social Behavior and Personality: An International Journal 2003

Despite its high media profile and growing popularity there have been no empirical investigations of the impact of life coaching on goal attainment, metacognition or mental health. This exploratory study used life coaching as a means of exploring key metacognitive factors involved as individuals move towards goal attainment. In a within-s...

Professional Development as Transformative Learning: New Perspectives for Teachers of Adult

P Granton Jossey-Bass 1996

In over our heads: The mental demands of modern life

R Kegan Harvard University Press 1994

Coaching for performance

S Whitmore Pfeiffer 1996

Transformative dimensions of adult learning.

J Mezirow ERIC 1991

This book presents a theory of how adults learn by making meaning of their experiences. Chapter 1 gives an overview of an emerging transformation theory of adult learning, compares it with other theories of adult learning, and describes the dynamics of the process through which one makes meaning of one's experience. Chapter 2 examines the...

Coaching for Action: A Report on Long-Term Advising in a Program Context.

VA Guthrie Center for Creative Leadership 1999

This report discusses ways to enhance leadership development in the work setting. It describes a type of advocate role, called process advisor (PA), that was developed specifically for individuals undergoing developmental experiences in a leadership program. The PA concept helps advisees learn with and from the PA, allowing advisees to be...

Coaching for change

J Bennett, M Bush Routledge 2014

Sourcebook of coaching history

V Brock CreateSpace 2012

Searching for the elusive model of coaching: Could the 'Holy Grail' be right in front of us?

T Kemp International Coaching Psychology Review 2008

Discovering, applying and integrating: The process of learning in coaching

K Griffiths, M Campbell International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentori... 2009

Coaching is a rapidly expanding field with interdisciplinary roots and broad application. However, despite abundant prescriptive literature, research into the process of coaching is minimal. Similarly, although learning is inherently recognised in the process of coaching, the process of learning in coaching is little understood and lea...

Transformative learning theory and coaching: Application in practice

K Sammut International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentori... 2014

The aim of the research reported in this paper was to discover if and how transformative learning theory is applied in coaching. Data were collected from eight coaches through semi-structured interviews. The findings of the study revealed four emerging themes: space and context of the coaching environment; the coaching relationship; di...

What are the experiences of external executive coaches working with coachees’ assigned goals?

K Cowan International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentori... 2013

The notion of goals as central to the coaching process is reflected in practice literature, popular coaching models and research, with an emphasis placed on the effectiveness of coachee-led goalsetting. In executive coaching however, the organisation may assign goals to determine outcomes for both business and individual. How this dyna...

Does thinking about motivation boost motivation levels

J Gelona The Coaching Psychologist 2011

Motivation is key to success and well-being. The achievement of any goal depends in part on peoples’ motivation. Of considerable relevance in this context, is the issue of whether people consciously engage with the process of generating and maintaining self-motivation – particularly whether or not individuals are proactive in bringing ...

What motivates coaching clients? A practitioner’s view

J Gelona The Coaching Psychologist 2008

Motivation is seen as a crucial ingredient to the success of any venture. It is a key element in moving people to action and in enabling them to attain valued outcomes from goals they choose to pursue. This paper explores and discusses what people in executive/business and management roles have to say about self-motivation and what mo...

The value of coaching supervision as a development process: Contribution to continued professional and personal wellbeing for executive coaches

A Hodge International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentori... 2016

Coaching supervision is a prerequisite for accreditation of executive coaches by coaching associations in the UK. However, there is still considerable skepticism, caution, even ignorance about the nature and purpose of coaching supervision and many coaches do not engage. The aim of this action research was to explore what happens in the c...

An Evaluation of Digital Portfolios in Coach Education: Developing Reflective Coach Practitioners

M Albaugh, K Scott, A Conn Philosophy of Coaching: An International Journal 2017

Although portfolios have not yet gained widespread use in the field of coach education, they hold considerable promise for the development of reflective coach practitioners. However, it is unclear under which conditions their use is most successful. The purpose of this article is to examine the use of digital portfolios in graduate coach ...