Enhancing faculty performance through coaching: Targeted, individualized support

Coaching in higher education is a relatively new field; although, it has been taking place in educational institutions for some time, even if it was not labeled as such. This paper describes the faculty development filosophies of a US-based higher education institution with a strong culture of suppo...

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Autores: McDowell, Melissa, Bedford, Laurie, DiTommaso Downs, Lyda
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2014
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Europea (UEM)
Repositório:ABACUS. Repositorio de Producción Científica
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:abacus.universidadeuropea.com:11268/4638
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/11268/4638
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Faculty development
Faculty coaching
Enseñanza superior
Tutoría
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Resumo:Coaching in higher education is a relatively new field; although, it has been taking place in educational institutions for some time, even if it was not labeled as such. This paper describes the faculty development filosophies of a US-based higher education institution with a strong culture of supporting faculty and promoting social change. A coaching model was implemented as a means for professional development. It was designed to be facilitated through a peer relationship and it offers problem-focused, contextualized opportunities for faculty to collaborate, thus making the experience and outcome more meaningful. The coaching model is individualized, confidential, non-evaluative, and incorporates three pathways to support the professional development needs of faculty: self-assigned, a request from college leadership as a means to support faculty in an identified area of need, or the New Faculty Orientation (NFO) instructor may recommend a faculty member for coaching as a way to further engage in topics not discussed in-depth in NFO.