Educator-Athlete Mentorship: Experiences of Secondary School Sports Coaches in Balancing Academic and Sports Responsibilities
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Educator-athlete mentorship, teacher-coaches, dual roles, academic- athletic responsibilities, role strainAbstract
It is a qualitative-phenomenological research that examined the lived experiences of teacher coaches in a secondary school based on the private Catholic institution in Tagum City. The data were gathered through in- depth interviews and focus group discussions. Results showed that teacher-coaches had to deal with strong challenges, such as heavy time pressure, role conflict, institutional pressure and role strain, which resulted in exhaustion. However, respondents embraced different coping mechanisms like active planning, support amongst colleagues, and self-coping systems. The paper identifies the need to have well-organized support frameworks and policy changes that will foster sustainability and well-being of teacher-coaches in their holistic well-being and effectiveness as an educator and a sports mentor.
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