COACHING IN EDUCATION: COACHING IN INITIAL AND CONTINUING TEACHER TRAINING

Abstract

The general objective of this study is to investigate the use of Coaching in an educational context. However, seeking to achieve the proposed objective, a bibliographical research was carried out, which used articles, magazines, and studies that deal with the present theme presented in this study, as a source of theoretical basis. With the analysis of the research, it is understood that Coaching is a viable and successful methodology when applied in Education, more specifically, to teachers; since it enables the understanding of the teacher’s subjectivity and the construction of their identity as a social subject, seeking a balance between their personal and professional dimensions and, mainly, adapting them to their principles and values. Thus, it was possible to verify the positive impact of Coaching on teachers, with enormous gains reported such as: self-awareness, self-responsibility, self-realization, which overflow into determination in achieving goals and better quality of life, in addition to contributing effectively to the process of teaching and learning. Finally, this research concludes that Educational Coaching, as an instrument for continuing teacher training, proves to be a pedagogical innovation for obtaining extraordinary results in school and academic practice, bringing a new perspective to the teacher and, consequently, to the students, to institutions and Society.