Cristian Garcia
Pronouns: He/Him/His
UROP Fellowship: Community College Summer Fellowship Program
Lansing Community College
Research Mentor(s): Angela Ebreo, PhD
Diversity Research & Policy Program, School of Education
Presentation Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2020 | Session 3 | Presenter: 6
Authors: Cristian Garcia
Abstract
While there has been an increase in coaching literature since the 1990s, the study of academic coaching is believed by many to be in its early stages. Understanding the processes within academic coaching is necessary to properly serve students of different backgrounds and abilities. Therefore a review of the literature was undertaken to examine the most frequently mentioned attributes associated with academic coaches’ effectiveness. Articles in the existing literature on academic coaching were collected to examine the relationship between these coaching attributes and student outcomes. The review process spanned across four databases where multiple search terms were used to create an initial screen of the results. These searches yielded 28 articles that fit the inclusion criteria. Information on coaches’ attributes was extracted from these articles. Four pieces of information were considered for each attribute: the effect of the attribute on an academic coaching outcome, typically student outcomes, the direction of this effect, the frequency with which the attributes were mentioned across the reviewed articles, and lastly the importance the authors placed on the attribute. The most widely recognized best practices identified by the coachee, the coach, or a neutral third party fell into three main categories: core coach competency, communication, and coaching relationship. This review suggests that students across many identities and abilities benefit from academic coaching and this may be largely influenced by particular coaching attributes. I conclude with suggestions regarding future studies to increase our understanding of how these categories of attributes facilitate the academic process.
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Social Sciences
