Coaching and Mentoring Research

Part one: Becoming a researcher in coaching or mentoring 1. Benefits of research: Why do research on coaching and mentoring? 2. Impactful research: How do I make my research innovative, worth doing and impactful? 3. Research teams: Who will be part of my research team? 4. Avoiding pitfalls: How do I avoid common pitfalls made by new researchers? 5. Theory of knowledge: How do I know? Part two: Phases of the research process 6. Choosing a research methodology: How do I choose a research methodology? 7. Research scope: What is the scope of my research project? 8. Research questions: How do I shape a good research question? 9. Reviewing literature: How do I do a good literature review in coaching? 10. Research proposals: How do I write a research proposal? 11. Research ethics: How do I deal with ethics in coaching and mentoring research? 12. Feasible timelines: How do I plan and manage my research time? 13. Data collection & Analysis: What are the likely issues I will face during data collection & analysis? 14. Dissemination of research: How should I effectively communicate my research findings? Part three: Quantitative methods for coaching and mentoring research 15. Choosing quantitative methods: When should I use quantitative methods? 16. Experimental designs: What are the different types of experimental design? 17. Survey designs: What are the different types of cross-sectional survey design? 18. Common quantitative methods: What are the common quantitative methods for coaching and mentoring research? 19. Becoming more confident with statistics: How can I become confident with the statistics? Part four: Qualitative and mixed methods for coaching and mentoring research 20. Choosing qualitative methods for data collection/generation: Which method should I use to generate data? 21. Choosing qualitative methods for data analysis/interpretation. Which method should I use to make sense of my data? 22. Program evaluation and action research: What's the difference between a research project and a program evaluation? 23. Case study designs: Should I use a case study design? 24. Mixed methods: Could or should I use mixed methods? Appendix A. Examples of Process, Outcome and Implementation/Fidelity Research in Coaching and Mentoring