The International Coaching Research Forum http://qualityoflife101.com Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:02:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Understanding coach education: Concepts of developing a professional knowledge base for coach practitioners - The idea is to investigate and compare different educational programs in coaching/coaching psychology. (#1) Submitter Name: Reinhard Stelter, Ph.D. Submitter Email: rstelter@ifi.ku.dk Submitter Website: www.ifi.ku.dk/english/staff/profile/?id=157311 Research Question Understanding coach education: Concepts of developing a professional knowledge base for coach practitioners - The idea is to investigate and compare different educational programs in coaching/coaching psychology. There are a number of questions to be answered: • On what concept of professional ... http://qualityoflife101.com/?p=4749 What factors in the relationship between the coach and coachee and which experiences for the coachee have a positive effect on learning and development in the coaching process? (#2) Submitter Name: Reinhard Stelter, Ph.D. Submitter Email: rstelter@ifi.ku.dk Submitter Website: www.ifi.ku.dk/english/staff/profile/?id=157311 Research Question Coach-coachee relationship and its impact on changing processes during coaching - The planned study aims to identify, analyse and disseminate knowledge about the evidence bases of coaching relationships and shall cast light on the following: What factors in the relationship ... http://qualityoflife101.com/?p=4747 Health coaching as social empowerment. The research question is: What impact does a community-based health coaching intervention have on the lifestyle of the participants – compared to a traditional advisory service in relation to the activity program at hand (change in physical activity and lifestyle)? (#3) Submitter Name: Reinhard Stelter, Ph.D. Submitter Email: rstelter@ifi.ku.dk Submitter Website: www.ifi.ku.dk/english/staff/profile/?id=157311 Research Question Health coaching as social empowerment. The research question is: What impact does a community-based health coaching intervention have on the lifestyle of the participants – compared to a traditional advisory service in relation to the activity program at hand (change ... http://qualityoflife101.com/?p=4745 Community oriented group coaching as a new form of sport psychological intervention. (#4) Submitter Name: Reinhard Stelter, Ph.D. Submitter Email: rstelter@ifi.ku.dk Submitter Website: www.ifi.ku.dk/english/staff/profile/?id=157311 Research Question Community oriented group coaching as a new form of sport psychological intervention. Methodology Both forms of intervention will be evaluated: • Through a number of questionnaires measuring self-regulation, state and trait anxiety, goal setting abilities, and arousal regulation • Through performance assessment (objectively and subjectively) The evaluation ... http://qualityoflife101.com/?p=4743 Who receives coaching services in the organisation? What are the objectives and organisational goals of coaching? How is the success of the coaching intervention or the coaching project defined and evaluated in the organisation? (#5) Submitter Name: Reinhard Stelter, Ph.D. Submitter Email: rstelter@ifi.ku.dk Submitter Website: www.ifi.ku.dk/english/staff/profile/?id=157311 Research Question Coaching Survey • Who receives coaching services in the organisation? • What are the objectives and organisational goals of coaching? • How is the success of the coaching intervention or the coaching project defined and evaluated in the organisation? Methodology The intention is to develop an online questionnaire ... http://qualityoflife101.com/?p=4741 Every novice dreams of being an expert, but the path towards becoming an expert is not straightforward and often complex. Intuition may play a significant role in developing expertise. (Dreyfuss, Anthanasiou & Dreyfuss, 2000). A qualitative multiple-case study which includes a number of well-known expert coaches may help unravel the mysteries of coaching expertise. (#6) Submitter Name: Reinhard Stelter, Ph.D. Submitter Email: rstelter@ifi.ku.dk Submitter Website: www.ifi.ku.dk/english/staff/profile/?id=157311 Research Question Every novice dreams of being an expert, but the path towards becoming an expert is not straightforward and often complex. Intuition may play a significant role in developing expertise. (Dreyfuss, Anthanasiou & Dreyfuss, 2000). A qualitative multiple-case study which includes ... http://qualityoflife101.com/?p=4739 An empirical study about the extent to which coaches reflect on and are aware of the theoretical foundation that informs their coaching practice (#7) Submitter Name: Reinhard Stelter, Ph.D. Submitter Email: rstelter@ifi.ku.dk Submitter Website: www.ifi.ku.dk/english/staff/profile/?id=157311 Research Question An empirical study about the extent to which coaches reflect on and are aware of the theoretical foundation that informs their coaching practice: • How are coach practitioners informed by theory? • How does this possible theoretical foundation come into being in their coach ... http://qualityoflife101.com/?p=4737 Can having a professional health coach be a part of a physician’s office team reduce hospitalizations, exacerbation visits, and complications by keeping in regular contact with the chronically ill patient population? (#8) Submitter Name: Margaret Moore, MBA Submitter Email: margaretm@wellcoaches.com Submitter Website: wellcoaches.com Research Question Can having a professional health coach be a part of a physician's office team reduce hospitalizations, exacerbation visits, and complications by keeping in regular contact with the chronically ill patient population? Physician office visits are often limited in time. Patients are ... http://qualityoflife101.com/?p=4735 Does coaching improve a client’s hope, optimism, social functioning and perceived availability of support? (#9) Submitter Name: Margaret Moore, MBA Submitter Email: margaretm@wellcoaches.com Submitter Website: wellcoaches.com Research Question Does coaching improve a client’s hope, optimism, social functioning and perceived availability of support? Methodology The following four instruments are validated measures. • The Hope Scale is a 12-item measure assessing two aspects of hope: agency and pathways (Snyder, et al., 1991). Life Orientation ... http://qualityoflife101.com/?p=4733 Does wellness coaching for cancer survivors improve and sustain health related outcomes such as improved quality of life, reduced depression, and an increase in healthy lifestyle behaviors that reduce risk of recurrence as compared to other common interventions? (#10) Submitter Name: Gabrielle R. Highstein, Ph.D., RN Submission appreciation to Mary Lou Galantino, PT, Ph.D. & Pam Schmid, BS, CWC Submitter Email: gabe.highstein@gmail.com Research Question Does wellness coaching for cancer survivors improve and sustain health related outcomes such as improved quality of life, reduced depression, and an increase in healthy lifestyle behaviors that reduce ... http://qualityoflife101.com/?p=4731