What do coaches actually do to learn and develop? A qualitative exploration of the development narratives of experienced coaches

Burt, S, Rajasinghe, D ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7677-0691, Garvey, B, Barosa-Pereira, A and Clutterbuck, D, 2024. What do coaches actually do to learn and develop? A qualitative exploration of the development narratives of experienced coaches. International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring, 22 (2), pp. 80-97. ISSN 1741-8305

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Abstract

Coach development is an under-researched phenomenon and our understanding of how coaches learn and develop is therefore limited. The current discourse of coach development is largely framed by professional bodies who have a stake, to varying degrees, in the dominant paradigm. That paradigm is informed by linear stage models of learning and development which, we argue, do not fully address the diversity of coaches, their different developmental needs nor the range of paths they follow to become experienced coaches. To access that diversity, we explore coaches’ experience of their development journey using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. We found no universal set of development activities with which coaches engage, but considerable commonality. Our study revealed that how coaches resource and support themselves, influences, and grounds their development. Life events impact professional growth and becoming a coach affects personal identity. Rather than the transmission and mastery of a pre-determined set of skills and knowledge, facility and investment in reflexive learning emerges as the key motor of coaching excellence.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring
Creators:	Burt, S., Rajasinghe, D., Garvey, B., Barosa-Pereira, A. and Clutterbuck, D.
Publisher:	Oxford Brookes University
Date:	2024
Volume:	22
Number:	2
ISSN:	1741-8305
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.24384/a16t-f341 DOI 2391458 Other
Rights:	© the Author(s). Published by Oxford Brookes University. This article has been published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Business School
Record created by:	Laura Borcherds
Date Added:	04 Mar 2025 09:38
Last Modified:	04 Mar 2025 09:38
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/53173

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