Assessing the value created in a social learning space intervention: four vignettes of parasport coaches

In this paper, the authors reflect on the current literature and the evolution of coach communities of practice and how the coach development area has embraced Wenger-Trayner`s social learning theory. Studies examining parasport coach development interventions, specifically those using a landscape of practice approach, are lacking. This paper is the third in a series about increasing learning capability in the wheelchair curling landscape. The authors utilized a collaborative approach to assess the learning value created through a 13-month social learning intervention. Four composite vignettes based on the coaches` pathways and residency within the landscape were created from the data generated and analyzed using the value creation framework. The vignettes illustrate the many dimensions of learning values experienced by the coaches. This paper advances the literature surrounding social learning theory by providing examples of the novel concept of different dimensions of learning value. Applied implications are included.
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Bibliographic Details
Subjects:
Notations:sports for the handicapped social sciences
Tagging:Parasport
Published in:International Sport Coaching Journal
Language:English
Published: 2021
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1123/iscj.2020-0006
Volume:8
Issue:3
Pages:348-361
Document types:article
Level:advanced