The Pitfalls of Collegial Coaching: An Analysis of Collegial Coaching in Medical Education and Its Influence on Stimulating Reflection and Performance of Novice Clinical Teachers

Purpose: Competent clinical teachers are essential for clinical teaching. According to the literature, coaching can contribute to improved levels of reflection and better performance of clinical teachers. By engaging in a dialogue about coachee's teaching behaviour, coaches can stimulate reflec...

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Published in:The journal of workplace learning 2008-01, Vol.20 (5), p.316-326
Main Authors: Truijen, Karin J. P, van Woerkom, Marianne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beginning Teacher Induction
Beginning teachers
Business coaching
Case Studies
Clinical Teaching (Health Professions)
Coaching
Coaching (Performance)
Collegiality
Couples
Dental schools
Dentistry
Foreign Countries
Instructional Improvement
Interviews
Medical Education
Medical School Faculty
Medical schools
Mentors
Netherlands
Novices
Peer tutoring
Professional development
Program Effectiveness
Prostheses
Reflection
Structured Interviews
Studies
Teacher Attitudes
Teacher Role
Teachers
Teaching
Teaching Methods
Tutoring
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Summary:Purpose: Competent clinical teachers are essential for clinical teaching. According to the literature, coaching can contribute to improved levels of reflection and better performance of clinical teachers. By engaging in a dialogue about coachee's teaching behaviour, coaches can stimulate reflection of novice teachers. This study aims to gain insights into the effectiveness of coaching processes in which experienced clinical teachers act as coaches for less experienced teachers. Design/methodology/approach: A case study was conducted in a Dentistry Faculty of a University Medical Centre in The Netherlands. Semi-structured interviews with nine coaching couples were conducted. Findings: The findings indicate that only one coaching couple succeeded in using coaching as an effective tool for stimulating reflection and the performance of the beginning clinical teacher. Instead of discussing and analysing coachees' teaching behaviour, the other couples merely discussed the knowledge and experience of the coach. Originality/value: This study provides insight into the pitfalls of collegial coaching, and discusses various factors that might affect coaching such as a hierarchical relationship between coach and coachee, the academic climate, the personality of coach and coachee, and finally the importance of using the right coaching model. (Contains 1 table.)
ISSN:1366-5626
1758-7859
DOI:10.1108/13665620810882923