Peer Coaching

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Abstract
This study is designed to overview the benefits of peer coaching for enhancing teacher’s class room efficiencies. The study has been conducted in Feza College context where school has adopted peer-coaching approach. However through study it has been identified that further development and improvements needs to be done in order to enhance the implementation of peer coaching technique in Feza College. Furthermore the researcher has adopted qualitative method approach in order to gather detailed information regarding peer coaching from Feza College. Interviews data has helped researcher in identifying the benefits of peer coaching approach. It also identified the need of improvement on peer coaching technique for getting its full benefits …show more content…

It provides subjective form of data whereas; quantitative research approach provides objective type of data (Suárez-Barraza, Ramis-Pujol, & Mi Dahlgaard-Park, 2013). Moreover, another major difference between quantitative and qualitative research approach is that, data gathered from quantitative research method is easy to analyse as compare to data gathered from qualitative research approach (Neuman, 2003). In addition, as compare to qualitative data, quantitative research approach is considered as more generalized approach as it gather data from large number of population (Zikmund, Babin, Carr, & Griffin, …show more content…

These benefits can enhance the effectiveness of the school for long run. Furthermore, according to E.F Goldman et al (2012) it has been identified that interpersonal skills and non directive interpersonal skills can also be learnt through effective implementation and adoption of peer coaching approach in a school (E. F. Goldman, Wesner, Karnchanomai, & Haywood, 2012).
Peer coaching sessions could contain different lectures, practices for observations, conferences, role playing practices, demonstrations, presentations, outside readings, group discussions and opportunities for reflections (Hopkins & Harris, 2013). Peer coaching process get accomplished after completing four stages or cycle which include preconference, classroom observation, posit observation conference and follow up sessions (Avalos, 2011).
Conclusion
Effective adoption and implementation of peer coaching approach could improve the performance of teachers in Feza College as peer coaching approach provides the opportunity to teachers that they can enhance classroom effectiveness through their enhanced skills and

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