Transforming Adults Through Coaching: New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, Number 148 (J-B ACE Single Issue Adult & Continuing Education)

This Volume Of New Directions For Adult And Continuing Education Brings Together Coaching Scholars And Experts To Review The Emergence Of Coaching Adults, Examine Some Of The Theoretical Foundations Of The Field, And Explore How Coaching Adults Manifests Itself In The Workplace, At Executive Levels, And In Educational And Nonprofit Organizations--back Cover. The Emerging Field Of Executive And Organizational Coaching: An Overview / Rachel Ciporen -- Development Coaching To Support The Transition To Self-authorship / Carolyn Coughlin -- Coaching And Adult Learning: Theory And Practice / Elaine Cox -- Coaching As A Strategy For Helping Adults / Dorothy M. Wax, Judith Wertheim -- Coaching Adult Volunteers Through The Lifespan / Martha L. Banz -- Executive Coaching Practices In The Adult Workplace / Francine Campone -- Managerial Coaching / Rick Bommelje -- The Future Of Coaching Among Adult Populations / James P. Pappas, Jerry Jerman. James P. Pappas, Jerry Jerman, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Transforming Adults Through Coaching; Contents; Editors' Notes; References; 1 The Emerging Field of Executive and Organizational Coaching: An Overview; Introduction; Definitions; Why Executive Coaches Are Hired and Utilized; How Many Coaches?; Types of Coaching Engagements; State of Credentialing and Professional Associations; The State of Research; Links to Adult Learning; Problematizing Executive Coaching; Conclusion; References; 2 Developmental Coaching to Support the Transition to Self-Authorship; Becoming Adult; Arriving at Adulthood Unprepared; Stages of Adult Development. The Socialized MindThe Self-Authored Mind; Supports for Growth; Where to Begin; Developmental Coaching and the Whole Self; Noticing and Honoring the Current Shape; Moving from Old Shape to Unbounded Shape; Creating a New Shape; Embodying the New Shape; Developmental Habits of Mind; Asking Different Questions; Taking Multiple Perspectives; Seeing Systems; Growth Edge Coaching Practices; Seeing the Equals; Building Bridges; Noticing Tethers; References; 3 Coaching and Adult Learning: Theory and Practice; Defining Coaching; Theories of Adult Learning Applied to Coaching; Andragogy. Transformative LearningConclusion; References; 4 Coaching as a Strategy for Helping Adults; Who Is the Adult Learner?; Difference Between Advising and Coaching; The Role of the Coach; The Skills Coaches Use; Communication Skills; Relationship Skills; Group Facilitation Skills; Knowledge of Career-Related Information; Professional Relationship Skills; The Need for Coaching; Case Study; The Importance of Prior Learning Assessment in Refocusing and Clarifying Life and Career Plans and Educational Objectives; Coaching and PLA Case Study; Using 21st-Century Tools in Coaching; E-Portfolios. ConclusionReferences; 5 Coaching Adult Volunteers Through the Lifespan; The Rise of Coaching; The Rise of Talent Development and Talent Management; Volunteerism and the Challenge of Volunteer Retention; Coaching Applied to Volunteerism; Case Illustration-Alumni Engagement; Conclusion; References; 6 Executive Coaching Practices in the Adult Workplace; Introduction; Definitions of Coaching; Coaching Principles and Practices; Establishing the Coaching Partnership; Facilitating Goal Setting; Cultivating Awareness and Experimentation; Self-Awareness and Self-Management; Conclusion; References. 7 Managerial CoachingBrief Analysis of the Literature; A Progressive Leadership Approach for Workplace Coaching; Listening: The Foundation of Servant leadership; Empathy: Listening With Others; Healing: The Spiritual Side of Leadership; Awareness: Keeping in Touch With Ourselves and Others; Persuasion: Making the Case; Conceptualization: Seeing the Big Picture; Foresight: Plotting the Course; Stewardship: Being Accountable and Sharing Control; Commitment to the Growth of People; Building Community; Coaching Tool #1: Listening; Coaching Tool #2: Asking Impactful Questions. The field of coaching adult populations has grown dramatically over the past two decades. This volume brings together coaching scholars and experts to review this trend, examine some of the theoretical foundations of the field, and explore how coaching adults manifests itself in the workplace, at executive levels, and in educational and nonprofit organizations. Readers will: Gain understanding of this field of coaching adult audiences, Learn how adult development and adult learning theories undergird this work, and See applications of coaching approaches through numerous case studies. This is the 148th volume of the Jossey Bass series New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education. Noted for its depth of coverage, it explores issues of common interest to instructors, administrators, counselors, and policymakers in a broad range of education settings, such as colleges and universities, extension programs, businesses, libraries, and museums. This is the 148th volume of the Jossey Bass series New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education. Noted for its depth of coverage, it explores issues of common interest to instructors, administrators, counselors, and policymakers in a broad range of education settings, such as colleges and universities, extension programs, businesses, libraries, and museums. This volume brings together coaching scholars and experts to review the emergence of coaching adults, examines some of the theoretical foundations of the field, and explores how coaching adults manifests itself in the workplace, at executive levels, and in educational and nonprofit organizations.