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What Does It Mean to Say Coaching Is Relational

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ID21650273
AuthorsDavid Alan Robertson (0000-0003-0336-2579, University of Wyoming, corresponding author), Dana A Robertson (University of Wyoming, Laramie, USA), Lauren Breckenridge Padesky (0000-0003-1955-5869, University of Wyoming), Evelyn Ford‐Connors (Boston University), Evelyn Ford-Connors (Boston University, MA, USA), Jeanne R Paratore (Boston University)
Year2020
Volume52
Issue1
Pages55-78
Publication date2020-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Reading Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-4111 • E-ISSN: 1554-8430
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1086296x19896632
OpenAlexW3000252013
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited49

This metasynthesis presents the collective findings based on a small corpus of studies ( n = 28) that examined literacy coaching in elementary and secondary settings from a relational perspective. We frame our analysis using Lysaker’s notions of relational teaching and theorize that, like classroom teaching, powerful literacy coaching is grounded in dialogic, co-constructive interactions in which the coach and teacher jointly develop new knowledge and skills. Our analysis indicates that the realization of co-construction may be influenced by differential patterns related to positioning and dispositions toward coaching: (a) knowledge flow, (b) distributed expertise, and (c) vulnerability. To explicate these patterns, we present evidence of opportunities that enhanced co-construction and obstacles that reduced co-construction. We conclude by discussing how coaches and teachers can develop reciprocity in coach–teacher relationships and move toward more relational coaching approaches. Finally, we provide directions for future research

Affordance · Coaching · Cognitive psychology · Constructive · Dialogic · Literacy · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Computer Science · Educational and Psychological Assessments · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · Social Psychology · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies

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