Coaching as an Implementation Strategy: The Perceived Alliance between a Coach and Teachers Predicts Proactive Classroom Management Strategy Use

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Title: Coaching as an Implementation Strategy: The Perceived Alliance between a Coach and Teachers Predicts Proactive Classroom Management Strategy Use
Language: English
Authors: Shannon R. Holmes (ORCID 0000-0001-8719-9224), Tyler E. Smith (ORCID 0000-0003-1611-9666), Monica E. Romero (ORCID 0000-0001-9441-990X), Wendy M. Reinke (ORCID 0000-0001-7235-624X), Keith C. Herman (ORCID 0000-0003-2246-5792)
Source: School Psychology Review. 2025 54(4):541-553.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 13
Publication Date: 2025
Sponsoring Agency: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Contract Number: R305A130143
R305A100342
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Junior High Schools
Middle Schools
Secondary Education
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Coaching (Performance), Interprofessional Relationship, Classroom Techniques, Educational Strategies, Teacher Attitudes, Program Attitudes, Curriculum Implementation, Intervention, Educational Cooperation, Prediction
DOI: 10.1080/2372966X.2024.2318234
ISSN: 0279-6015
2372-966X
Abstract: Building an alliance is a well-documented and critical therapeutic process. Considerable evidence has established a significant relationship between the quality of the alliance among a therapist and their client and changes in clients' behavior. Like the therapeutic alliance, school-based coaches and teachers navigate their working relationship with the goal of modifying or altering practices in the classroom to promote youth's healthy functioning. Yet, little is known about the coach-teacher alliance. Using data from two randomized controlled trials examining the efficacy of classroom management coaching interventions, this study explored whether the alliance between teachers and the coach in the studies predicted teachers' implementation of classroom management strategies. Results from 83 teachers working with one coach indicated that the coach, but not teachers', report of the overall quality of the alliance significantly predicted teachers' use of proactive classroom management practices. The findings add to the existing literature on the importance of the coach-teacher alliance in the coaching process. Limitations of the study and implications for research and practice are discussed.
Abstractor: As Provided
IES Funded: Yes
Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: EJ1502941
Database: ERIC
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