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What can a coaching approach offer to education?. Sarah Readings. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License . Becoming present. Mindfulness - observing the self . Awareness . Questions . What is the purpose of education? &
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What can a coaching approach offer to education? Sarah Readings This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
What is the purpose of education? & • What is the role of the educator?
Increased self-awareness • Knowledge of a specific subject • Increased sense of personal responsibility • An academic qualification • Increased self-belief • Training in a skill/profession • Enhanced ability to think and learn independently/creatively
Increased self-awareness • Knowledge of a specific subject • Increased sense of personal responsibility • An academic qualification • Increased self-belief • Training in a skill/profession • Enhanced ability to think and learn independently/creatively
Key changes needed in education to move to a coaching approach; • Asking not telling • Equal partnership • Acceptance and appreciation
'Coaching is about change and transformation, about the human ability togrow and is more about asking questions than providing answers. Challengingperceptions and belief systems to create new ways of thinking.'