What progress has been made in coaching research in relation to 16 ICRF focus areas from 2008 to 2012?

Abstract

This article explores the extent to which the research focus areas of the 100 proposals generated by the International Coaching Research Forum (ICRF) in 2008 have been addressed in substantive, primary and evidence-based research. Abstracts of English-language, peer-reviewed research on coaching published from January 2008 to June 2012 were compiled and reviewed and key trends in relation to coverage of research focus areas suggested by the ICRF proposals are summarised. Major gaps remaining in coaching research are identified and priorities for the coaching topics to be studied are recommended, based on the 2008 ICRF proposals.

Keywords:

• coaching
• research
• evidence-based
• peer reviewed
• abstracts
• trends
• ICRF

Acknowledgements

The authors extend their thanks to Nick Wilkins for extensive work in compiling research abstracts and generating tables of summary statistics.