This practical guide for educators in higher education encourages readers to ask effective coaching questions and apply relevant coaching techniques to empower and engage students to grow and perform at their best. Filled with authentic examples and handy tips the book takes readers from the ‘how to’ of coaching through the practicalities challenges and honing of existing skills and new capabilities. The authors recognise that in educators’ daily encounters and interactions with students there are many timely coachable moments for authentic learning. These opportunities can enable students to learn beyond what is squarely in their curriculum and develop their own pathways to become work-ready graduates. Through coaching educators help students discover more about themselves while guiding them to innovate and generate solutions to perceived and real-world problems. This guide offers in depth discussions along with tools and tips to provide invaluable guidance for educators to get acquainted with the key skills needed to coach students for success in various academic and professional contexts. The content covers multiple varied scenarios from classrooms and assignments to internships and group work and highlights various coaching opportunities with practical strategies. This is a resourceful text for educators teachers and professionals working in higher education and learning institutions. It provides training material for institutions that want to conduct faculty development programmes to prepare educators for effective coaching conversations in their universities. |Coaching Students in Higher Education A Solution-Focused Approach to Retention Performance and Wellbeing | Education
