The agony and the ecstasy: Student-coaches’ perceptions of a heutagogical approach to coach development

John Stoszkowski, Dave Collins

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Abstract

Heutagogy is the focus on self-determined learning by the learner. In a recent Insights paper, Stoszkowski and Collins offered a critical overview of heutagogy, highlighting the potential advantages for coaching and coach education, as well as some concerns with its use. The aim of the present study was to offer insight into student-coaches’ experiences on a sports coaching bachelor degree module that was underpinned by a heutagogical approach to learning. Twenty-six student-coaches (6 females and 20 males) took part in semi-structured group interviews, 19 of whom had completed an end of module survey. Data were analyzed inductively and findings revealed that performance on, and perceptions of, the module showed the approach was differentially effective, with three higher order themes representing the student-coaches’ articulation of their experiences: (a) attitudinal disposition, (b) knowledge and experience, and (c) skill set. Although the findings of present study suggest heutagogy is a potentially useful method in coach education, we also highlight some potentially essential caveats to the use of the method.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)136-144
Number of pages9
JournalInternational Sport Coaching Journal
Volume5
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Jun 2018

Keywords

  • andragogy
  • coach education
  • coach learning
  • self-determined learning

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