Models of Influence on Mathematics Instructional Coaches

• In Event: 16.059 - Developing Instructional Leadership Across a Continuum: Voices From the Field

Abstract

This study examined the impact of mathematics coaching on the quality of instructional practices of Algebra I teachers in three high schools in an urban fringe district in southeast Texas. This case study included data collected in classroom observations, individual interviews with instructional coaches, and focus groups with Algebra I teams. The study provided insights into the factors influencing the implementation of the coaching initiative at each site including the assets an instructional coach brought to the position and the challenges unique to each school. Four models of coaching behavior emerged from the data collected in the study: coach as facilitator, coach as mediator, coach as dictator, and coach as victim.

Authors

• Sue Brown, University of Houston - Clear Lake

• Scott Dennis Harrell, University of Houston - Clear Lake

• Sandra Browning, University of Houston - Clear Lake