Creativity

Philosophy

Neuroscience

Social psychology

Pedagogy

Originality

Computer science

Career development

Professional development

Psychology

Applied psychology

Value (mathematics)

Psychotherapist

Epistemology

Medicine

Medical education

Perception

Machine learning

Personal development

Mindset

International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine high school educators’ (three teachers, a career counselor and a social worker) perceptions of training to develop a coach mindset and the perceived impact of the training on their professional and personal well-being. Design/methodology/approach Individual semi-structured interviews and 16 h of observational data of professional development were collected. Findings Five themes emerged from the data. Participants: challenged themselves to work on coach skills; affirmed the importance of relationships; identified areas of increased skill development; envisioned coach training throughout the school; and applied a coach mindset in other domains. These themes are related to two constructs of psychological capital – efficacy and hope – which contributed to participants’ professional and personal well-being. Research limitations/implications The low number and selection of participants make transferability of the findings difficult. Practical implications Findings indicate that a coach mindset may increase educators’ well-being as they learn to build positive student, collegial and personal relationships. Recommendations for further research include exploring relationships between the development of a coach mindset, increased positive student outcomes and educator well-being. Social implications The development of a coach mindset may lead to increased educator well-being and positivity. Originality/value As few empirical studies exist regarding the effectiveness of coach training for teachers, the findings of this study fill a gap in the literature regarding these topics.

Educators’ perceptions of the value of coach mindset development for their well-being