ONLINE TRANSFORMATIVE COACHING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR STUDENT TEACHERS
ONLINE TRANSFORMATIVE COACHING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR STUDENT TEACHERS

Summary/Abstract: This paper presents the concept of an operational model of virtualtraining and personal development for students - future teachers- graduating from the University of Pitesti, who, under the current circumstances of academic education and pandemic crisis, need more than ever individual and group support to cope with change in order to generate their own solutions to personal problems, to know themselves better, to learn how to get well, to better understand how their own thoughts affect feelings, emotions and behaviour, to develop their assertive communication and active listening skills, to learn behavioural self-regulation strategies, increase self-esteem, identify priorities, cope with academic exams, etc.The aim of the research is to analyse the partial results of a pilot-project that began by surveying the perceptions of student teachers in preschool and primary education at the University of Pitesti on the needs, fears/ concerns they have during the coronavirus pandemic, but also on the need to implement a possible online coaching and personal development program to support them during this period. The research methodology brought together a questionnaire-based survey, interviews with experts, content analysis and statistical processing of the partial results. The research findings highlight methodological and praxiological aspects of implementing a possible virtual program of transformative coaching and personal development that can cause generative changes in students’ cognitive and behavioural plan and can bring balance, satisfaction, even joy on a personal level, but also practical training as future teachers

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