Dissertation
Examining the coach's perceptions of the impact of a process-based evaluation: implications for independent schools
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Drexel University
May 2018
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/D8JQ10
Abstract
The teacher-coach dynamic lies at the heart of the independent school experience. In this model, faculty members are expected to teach and coach as part of their contract. Despite the prevalence of the teacher-coach phenomenon, research focused on effective coaching practice remains an under-studied area of inquiry, specifically at the independent school level. While independent schools have been researched in recent years, no research exists on the coaching at these institutions or the evaluation of the coaches. The purpose of this explanatory mixed-methods study was to analyze the receptiveness of varsity coaches and athletic directors in Inter-Academic (Inter-Ac) schools to a coaching evaluation system based on Charlotte Danielson's (2013) Framework for Teaching: Evaluation Instrument. Viewed through a grounded theory approach, the researcher used collected data to analyze the responses of coaches to a modified version of the Danielson framework. Surveys combined with interviews were given to the head varsity coaches and athletic directors of the nine Inter-Ac schools. These results were examined to construct a review of the modified Danielson framework and its place as a viable evaluation instrument for coaches at Inter-Ac schools. Results of this study can be applied to other independent schools to create an evaluation instrument that is good for the teacher-coach dynamic.
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- Title
- Examining the coach's perceptions of the impact of a process-based evaluation
- Creators
- Douglas R. Borgerson - DU
- Contributors
- Sheila R. Vaidya (Advisor) - Drexel University (1970-)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of pages
- ix, 98 pages
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- School of Education (1997-2026); Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 7980; 991014632064404721