Poster Presentation 6th World Congress on Positive Psychology 2019

Coaching And Mentoring: Exploring The Impact Of Coaching And Mentoring In Educational Settings - Mixed Methods Explanatory Sequential Design Study (#779)

Kristyna Seniglova 1
  1. University of South Wales, Pontypridd, UNITED KINGDOM, United Kingdom

This study aims to explore the impact of coaching and mentoring in a university students sample, using mixed methods explanatory sequential design. It investigates the core values of a coaching process and the impact on students' self-awareness, self-reflection, self-insight, positive self-concept, resilience and wellbeing. The identified variables are described in the Conceptual Framework which was created as a result of the complexity of the coaching underpinnings and was developed based on a structured literature search. The research uses five pre- and post-quantitative measures and one qualitative measure. Participants were asked to attend three days Core Coaching and Mentoring Training and six weeks of coaching practice which was based on coaching high school students at risk of underachievement. Significant increase in self-satisfaction, perceived level of self-competence and the moral aspect of self was found. Qualitative thematic analysis revealed further benefits of engaging in coaching process within the university sample. A participant from the current study stated following: "The skills I learned from coaching are important life skills that should be taught to everyone as they can be applied to every situation we experience!"