A cultura organizacional e a centralidade nas redes sociais: Um estudo exploratório em uma empresa de serviços

O presente artigo apresenta uma pesquisa de campo sobre cultura organizacional e redes sociais que foi realizada junto a uma empresa prestadora de serviços. O objetivo foi verificar se existe a influência da cultura da organização nas características dos grupos sociais, com ênfase na centralidade. A literatura nacional e internacional evidencia que trabalhar com a centralidade significa identificar a posição em que o ator se encontra em relação às trocas e à comunicação na rede; a centralidade em uma rede traz a idéia de poder, isto é, quanto mais central é o indivíduo, mais bem posicionado ele está em relação às trocas e a comunicação. Trata-se de um estudo exploratório de natureza quantitativo; o levantamento feito através de dois questionários elaborados por Nelson(2006 e 2007), pesquisador da Illinois University. O primeiro relativo à cultura organizacional denominado Perfil de Valores Agregados (PVA), que identifica a presença e as prioridades atribuídas dentro de uma organização quanto aos temas: Trabalho “tarefa”, Relações “sociais”, Controle “poder“ e Cognição “Pensamento”. O segundo relativo às redes formadas cujo instrumento constituiu-se da apresentação de uma lista com todos os participantes da pesquisa e foi solicitado a cada membro que informasse sobre a natureza dos contatos adjacentes a cada nome. Os campos nome e cargo já foram entregues pré-preenchidos pelos pesquisadores, os campos aprovações e número de e-mails recebidos e enviados foram preenchidos por meio de estimativa do respondente e o campo dependência foi respondido respeitando-se uma escala de 1 a 6, onde 1 representava pouca e 6 muita dependência da outra pessoa. Utilizou-se uma amostra de 58 respondentes, todos funcionários próprios da empresa prestadora de serviços. Os dados foram tratados pela técnica estatística não-paramétrica Mann Whitney para os valores da cultura e para os dados das redes Sociais os índices foram apurados por meio do software Ucinet 6.0 de Borgatti, Everett, e Freeman (2002). Os resultados mostraram que os elementos centrais, ou seja, aqueles que têm o maior número de contatos na rede têm um maior alinhamento dos seus valores com os padrões da cultura organizacional e se concluiu que estes podem influenciar e participar na disseminação dos valores presentes na cultura organizacional. O que se pode perceber ao se analisar relação de nomes e funções dos colaboradores é que os quatro atores mais centrais da rede (centralidade) exercem funções gerenciais ou exercem algum tipo de liderança dentro da organização pesquisada; uma delas é Sub-gerente Operacional , duas outras são Supervisoras e a ultima é Assistente Operacional e trabalha diretamente com a Gerente Operacional. Os benefícios e a minimização de custos nas interações sociais caso a empresa utilize estes elementos centrais em programas de coaching ou mentoring, ou em outras ações de mudança, pode favorecer a retirada dos colaboradores da sua zona de conforto e ajudar a disseminar mais rapidamente a Missão, Visão e Valores Organizacionais.

Are Career Termination Concerns Only for Athletes? A Case Study of the Career Termination of an Elite Female Coach

This paper presents a case study of an elite female coach and her career termination from a 20+ year career following a critical life incident. A novel autobiographical approach was adopted whereby the participant undertook expressive writing to describe her experiences prior to, during, and following coaching an athlete at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. Thematic analysis indicated seven phases related to the participant’s experiences of the critical incident: Build up to the event, the event, the aftermath, recovery and reflection on the event, sampling of new avenues, enlightenment, and career re-birth. The findings reinforce the high demands placed upon elite coaches, the subsequent threats to physical and mental well-being, and the importance of having robust psychological skills and suitable social support to cope with these demands. Implications for preparing and supporting coaches for successful career transition are discussed.

Doctoral Supervisor: Coach, Mentor or Master? Developing an Alternative Paradigm for Doctoral Supervision

This working paper is the second in a series of working papers presenting the on-going findings from a longitudinal research project grounded in exploring the experience of doctoral supervision and developing practice. In the first paper and phase one of this research study, Cook, Nichol and Loon (2014) explored the existing context for doctoral supervision and, drawing from literature on the problematic nature of doctoral supervision and coaching and mentoring, considered the value of drawing on coaching and mentoring models in formulating alternative paradigms for doctoral supervision. This paper reports the findings of phase one, a mixed methods study of experiences of doctoral supervision with supervisors and students in one UK university business school, from which the Collaborative Action Doctoral Supervision conceptual model emerged. The paper also introduces phase two, a collaborative action research study with doctoral supervisors and students who are applying, reflecting on and developing further this doctoral supervision model. We are aiming to answer the question of whether the use of coaching and mentoring in doctoral supervision enables the transfer and sustainability of learning from the doctoral supervision session to outside the experience and improves the quality. Is the doctoral supervisor coach, mentor or master? Key words Doctoral supervision, coaching, mentoring, collaborative action research.

Seeking To Understand, Aspiring to Teach: Exploring How Life Shapes Emotional and Personal Development in Global Health Leaders

Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2016-08

Exploring How Well UK Coach Education Meets the Needs of Women Sports Coaches

Inclusive and equitable processes are important to the development of sports coaching. The aim of this study was to explore how well UK coach education meets the needs of women sports coaches in order to make recommendations to further enhance the engagement of, and support for, aspiring and existing women coaches. The national governing bodies (NGBs) of four sports (Cycling, Equestrian, Gymnastics and Rowing) volunteered to participate and semi-structured interviews using the tenants of Appreciative Inquiry (AI) within a Self Determination Theory (SDT) framework were undertaken with 23 coaches, eight coach educators and five NGB officers. The data themed into an analytic structure derived from SDT comprising ‘Autonomy: Freedom to coach’, ‘Coaching competence’, and ‘Relatedness and belonging’. The coaches perceived potential benefit from enhanced relatedness and belonging within their sport with the findings suggesting that NGBs should embrace coach-led decision making in terms of the developmental topics which are important and should adopt the development of competence, rather than assessing technical understanding, as the foundational principle of more inclusive coach education. Future research should investigate the impact of the inclusive practices which are recommended within this investigation such as the softening of the technocratic focus of formal coach education.

La supervision du personnel enseignant : une étude comparative Québec-Chine

Méthodologie: Étude menée par questionnaire auprès d’enseignants du primaire, du secondaire et de la formation professionnelle

Burnout and turnover intentions in Australian coaches as related to organisational support and perceived control

Are coach education programmes the most effective method for coach development?

The purpose of this study is to establish whether coaches from a multi-sport context develop most effectively through coach education programmes and whether formal learning is fostering coach effectiveness. A sample of eight qualified male multi-sports’ coaches participated with an age range of 24 to 52 years (M = 32.6, ± = 8.9) and 9 to 18 years coaching experience (M = 12.6, ± = 3.8). Qualitative semi structured interviews were employed, lasting approximately 30 to 60 minutes. The data then underwent a thematic analysis process reducing the data into six overarching themes: values of the coach; the coach’s role on athlete development; forms of learning; barriers regarding coach education; role of governing bodies; coaches career pathway. The findings of the study indicated coaches access a wide range of sources to enhance their practice, but informal learning was preferred (interacting with other coaches and learning by doing). This resulted from numerous barriers experienced surrounding the delivery, cost and access to coach education programmes preventing coaches from progressing through the pathway. However, coaches in the study feel coach education should be a mandatory process for every coach. The findings have implications for policymakers and sport organisations in developing their coach education structure.

A educação física e a dança: a abordagem estética do desporto como uma possibilidade na área da composição coreográfica, com alunos do 5º vocacional da Academia de Música de Vilar do Paraíso

Relatório Final de Estágio apresentado à Escola Superior de Dança, com vista à obtenção do grau de Mestre em Ensino de Dança.

Leicestershire Adult Learning Service case study

Case study on an integrated approach to staff development using supported experiments and coaching techniques

The Effects of the Project Approach on Children in Inclusive Early Childhood Classrooms

Research on the impact of the Project Approach on young children with disabilities or children who are at-risk is limited. Mixed methods were used to study the impact of the Project Approach on the social interactions, challenging behaviors, and language development of eight focal children in two inclusive classrooms. Child participants were two children with IEPs and two children identified as at-risk from each class. Adult participants were six professionals who received high quality supports to implement the Project Approach. Adults were interviewed prior to the beginning of the study and again mid-, and post-implementation. Choice time observations were videotaped twice per week over 14 weeks to assess the impact of the Project Approach on play levels and MLUm. Results revealed that social interactions, challenging behaviors, vocabulary, MLUm, were positively impacted following implementation of the Project Approach. Limitations of the study and suggestions for research and practice are discussed.

Effet d’une activité de formation continue portant sur le syndrome d’immobilisation sur les connaissances et pratiques des infirmières et infirmiers oeuvrant auprès d’une clientèle âgée en milieu hospitalier

L’association entre le déclin fonctionnel et l’hospitalisation de la personne âgée est un phénomène iatrogène reconnu. Les causes du déclin fonctionnel sont multiples, mais le syndrome d’immobilisation représente l’un des deux principaux syndromes cliniques rencontrés chez la personne âgée hospitalisée menant au déclin fonctionnel, le délirium étant l’autre. Force est de constater que des changements importants au plan des pratiques non adaptées aux particularités du vieillissement de la clientèle doivent être apportés. Afin de soutenir les établissements de santé, le ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (MSSS du Québec) rendait accessible, en 2011, un cadre de référence pour une approche adaptée à la personne âgée en milieu hospitalier. Cependant, il appartient à chaque établissement de développer les activités de formation continue et de définir des stratégies efficaces qui faciliteront une modification des pratiques dans leur milieu. Cette étude avait pour but d’estimer l’effet d’une activité de formation continue contenant un volet de coaching portant sur le syndrome d’immobilisation auprès des infirmières et infirmiers oeuvrant auprès d’une clientèle âgée en 1) identifiant et comparant les connaissances théoriques et procédurales avant et après l’activité de formation continue dans le groupe expérimental et le groupe témoin, 2) en évaluant et en comparant les pratiques des infirmières et infirmiers sur le syndrome d’immobilisation, plus précisément dans les notes d’évolution, au kardex et au plan thérapeutique infirmier (PTI), avant et après la formation continue dans le groupe expérimental et le groupe témoin, 3) en évaluant la satisfaction des personnes participantes en regard de l’activité de formation continue à l’aide d’un questionnaire dans le groupe expérimental. En conclusion, les connaissances et les pratiques des personnes participantes du groupe expérimental n’ont pas augmenté à la suite d’une activité de formation continue sur le syndrome d’immobilisation incluant un coaching individualisé dans le groupe expérimental au plan des moyennes des scores intra groupe et entre les groupes.

The effects of emotional awareness training on teachers' ability to manage the emotions of preschool children: an experimental study

This article describes the process and results of a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) on teachers' ability to manage the emotions of preschool children during a constrained play activity. Thirty early childhood education teachers participated in the study. Half of the participants were taught strategies to enhance their own emotional competence. The control group was provided with standard information on child development. The experimental group was trained in active strategies on emotion coaching, emotional schemas, reflective practice focused on emotions, and mindfulness training. The teachers' outcomes were assessed in situ during a pretend play session with small groups of preschoolers. The dependent variables were observed occurrences of different components of emotional competence in teachers. Significant statistical differences were found between the two groups across the three different emotional competence skills (regulation, expression, and knowledge) demonstrated by the early childhood teachers during a game situation. This experimental study highlights the processes through which teachers support the emotional competence of young children, and the importance of the role of early childhood teachers' own emotional competence on the socialisation of children's emotions. Most importantly, it provides evidence, based on the influence of emotion-focused teacher-training and reflective practices, that teachers' emotional skills should be supported such that they can optimally meet the emotional needs of young children.

Intervenção técnico - pedagógica num contexto de iniciados no Núcleo Desportivo e Social da Guarda

Relatório de Estágio apresentado para a obtenção do grau de Mestre em Desporto com especialização em Treino Desportivo

Patterns of Play in the Fast attack of F. C. Barcelona, Manchester United and F. C. Internazionale Milano: a Mixed Method Approach

This study aimed to detect and analyse regular patterns of play in fast attack of football teams, through the combination of the sequential analysis technique and semi-structured interviews to experienced first League Portuguese coaches. The sample included 36 games (12 games of the respective national leagues per team) of the F.C. Barcelona, Inter Milan, and Manchester United teams that were coded with the observational instrument tool developed by Sarmento et al. (2010) and the data analysed through sequential analysis with the software SDIS-GSEQ 5.0. Based on the detected patterns, semi-structured interviews were carried out to 8 expert high-performance football coaches and data were analysed through the content analysis technique using the software NVivo 10. The detected patterns of play revealed specific characteristics of the teams under study. The combination of the results of sequential analysis with the qualitative interviews to the professional coaches proved to be very fruitful in this game the analysis of scope, allowing reconcile scientific knowledge with practical interpretation of coaches who develop their tasks in the field.