Coaching and Mentoring Research - A Practical Guide

Packed full of case studies, activities and hints and tips for best practice, this book gives coaching and mentoring trainees the knowledge and skills they need to make the best start in their research career.

List of contents

Part I: Becoming a researcher in coaching or mentoring
1 Benefits of research
2 Impactful research
3 Research teams
4 Avoiding pitfalls
5 Theories of knowledge
Part II: Phases of the research process
6 Choosing a research methodology
7 Research scope
8 Research questions
9 Reviewing literature
10 Research proposals
11 Research ethics
12 Feasible timelines
13 Data collection and analysis
14 Dissemination of research
Part III: Quantitative methods for coaching and mentoring research
15 Choosing quantitative methods
16 Experimental designs
17 Survey designs
18 Common quantitative methods and analyses
19 Developing confidence in statistics
Part IV: Qualitative and mixed methods for coaching and mentoring research
20 Choosing qualitative methods for data collection/generation
21 Choosing qualitative methods for data analysis/interpretation
22 Programme evaluation and action research
23 Case study designs
24 Mixed methods
Appendix: Examples of process, outcome and implementation/fidelity research in coaching and mentoring

About the author

Professor Lindsay G Oades (MBA with Distinction, PhD) is Director of the Centre for Positive Psychology, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne.

Summary

Packed full of case studies, activities and hints and tips for best practice, this book gives coaching and mentoring trainees the knowledge and skills they need to make the best start in their research career.

Product details

• Authors: Author, Lindsay Oades, Lindsay G. Oades, Lindsay G. Siokou Oades, Oades Lindsay G., Christine L. Siokou, Christine Leanne Siokou, Christine Leanne Leanne Siokou, Siokou Christine Leanne, Gavin Slemp, Gavin R. Slemp
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2019
• EAN: 9781473912977
• ISBN: 978-1-4739-1297-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Psychoanalysis; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Counseling, Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & Advice Services, Research & information: general, Research and information: general