Coaching is fast expanding as a professional area and is also the subject of growing research within leadership, human resources, business, management, psychology, mental health and education.

Coaching meets the need for an international, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the theory, research and practice of coaching. This pioneering journal is engaged in developing novel insights, advancing research, and exploring applications. It offers an international forum for debates on policy and practice. Broad and interdisciplinary in focus, the journal publishes original research, reviews, interviews, technique and case reports. Special sections or special issues cover key topics or themes.

Association for Coaching Awards

1st Award: $1000 (£500)
 
The Association for Coaching Business Award for Outstanding Contribution to Coaching in Business

• This award is open to all individuals or companies involved in Business or Executive Coaching.
• The award will go to the outstanding individual/organization that has best demonstrated exceptional sustainable performance of a business achieved through a coaching intervention.

The judges will make the Award to the individual/organization that can best demonstrate a proven ability to create, nurture and develop the people within an organization to substantially improve the commercial performance or prospects of the company. The application must be based on the development and delivery of a specific coaching project. This can be either done either internally, or by an external provide/partner.
 
2nd Award: $500 (£250)
 
The Association for Coaching Student Award for Outstanding Contribution to Research in Coaching
 
• This award is open to all individuals involved in Research in Coaching.
• The award will go to the outstanding individual who has best demonstrated a thorough understanding and analysis of the impact in the coaching industry of their evidenced data and findings.

The judges will make the Award to the individual that can best demonstrate their methodology, findings and future influence on the Coaching Industry. The application must be based on the development and delivery of a specific coaching research project.

AC Awards Application Process:
 
All submissions to the Association for Coaching Awards should be no more than three sides of A4 (maximum 1500 words) and should include the following:

• Applicant contact name and details
• Introduction and background of Applicant
• Background information on client issue or research project
• Project objective and deliverables
• Project Strategy - approach /methodology used including timescale of project and interventions used
• Evaluation and measurement criteria
• Outcomes 

A signed client testimonial should be included regarding the success of the coaching intervention. * only applicable to Coaching Business Award.

Visit www.associationforcoaching.com for more information

Please submit documentation via email to emma@associationforcoaching.com, if you need any further information please the AC Awards Committee - Alex Szabo, Vice Chair at alex@associationforcoaching.com

The AC reserves the right not to award the prizes if submissions do not meet required standards or conditions.

Readership

The Journal is highly relevant to all professionals, practitioners, managers and academic researchers in the field -from executive, business and speciality coaches, to life, health and personal coaches, from those who work with individuals to those who work with groups and organizations in a range of cultural settings.

Peer Review Integrity

All research articles in this journal, including those in special issues, special sections or supplements, have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two independent referees.

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