Early Head Start Teachers' Perception of Coaching Experiences

Autor/inn/en	Heilmann, John; Moyle, Maura; Sparrow, Tracey; Meurer, John
Titel	Early Head Start Teachers' Perception of Coaching Experiences
Quelle	In: Early Childhood Education Journal, 50 (2022) 7, S.1233-1245 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Heilmann, John)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1082-3301
DOI	10.1007/s10643-021-01255-5
Schlagwörter	Social Services; Federal Programs; Early Intervention; Early Childhood Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Coaching (Performance); At Risk Persons; Toddlers; Interpersonal Relationship; Program Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Early childhood; Early childhood education; Teacher; Teachers; Frühe Kindheit; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerverhalten; Risikogruppe; Infant; Infants; Toddler; Kleinkind; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung
Abstract	A rich literature describes the efficacy of coaching programs for early care and education (ECE) teachers. ECE teachers can provide unique insights into the coaching process and several studies have described the coaching experience from the perspective of ECE teachers serving preschool-age children. However, limited data are available to describe the coaching experience from the perspective of Early Head Start (EHS) teachers caring for at-risk 1- and 2-year-old toddlers. We therefore sought to document the lived experiences of a group of EHS teachers who underwent a comprehensive coaching program so that we could compare their descriptions to (a) the intended experience of the coaching program and (b) other reports in the literature describing the lived experiences of ECE teachers who underwent coaching. We completed a series of focus groups with 23 EHS teachers who were participating in a Practice-Based Coaching program. Teachers' descriptions of their lived experiences with coaching were recorded, transcribed, and qualitatively analyzed using the grounded theory approach. We identified four broad categories of responses: coaching strategies, relationship building, value added, and unintended consequences. We clarified the nature of these categories with additional themes and sample responses from the participants. Compared to prior focus group data, the teachers in our study more frequently described the impact of coaching on the class dynamic. We conclude by discussing considerations when coaching Early Head Start teachers. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01