Abstract
Society has grown out of touch with moral character and virtues. The effect of this disregard for virtue is a departure in the collective of our societal moral values. As individuals, without upholding virtuous ways of being, our character can regress and therefore prevent us from reaching our best potential as individuals participating in society. Professional coaches like this researcher are leaders who work with people in every sector of society who are motivated to reach their best potential. Coaches’ training programs hold coaches to high standards of ethical conduct in their practice (Iordanou et al., 2017; Whitworth et al., 1998; Williams & Anderson, 2006). This qualitative transcendental phenomenological research explored with eight coach trainers their experience in using virtues, virtue ethics/ethics in general, character, strengths, and values as tools in their training practice. The results show (n=8) 0—use virtue ethics, 1—uses values only, 1—uses strengths only, 2—use virtues, ethics in general, character, strengths, and values, 3—do explicit training on ethics in general, 4—use values and strengths as tools, methods, theories, in their training. This study reveals a compelling opportunity to bring virtue ethics into coach training to help close the gap in our societal misunderstanding of virtues and values. The findings in this study are meant to inform those in the field of coach training and those with influence as educational leaders in business, churches, government, non-profits, and wherever there is a need for a greater understanding of how virtue ethics impacts self-development and well-being. Keywords: professional coach training, virtue ethics, virtue, values, educational leadership, transcendental phenomenological methodology
Advisor
Bernadeia Johnson
Committee Member
Nora Murphy Johnson
Committee Member
Heidi Giebel
Committee Member
Beatriz Desantiago-Fjelstad
Date of Degree
2022
Language
english
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Program of Study
Educational Leadership
Department
Educational Leadership
College
Education
Recommended Citation
Schwietz, J. (2022). Virtues and values: A transcendental phenomenological examination of professional coach trainers' use of virtue ethics as a tool in their practice [Master’s thesis, Minnesota State University, Mankato]. Cornerstone: A Collection of Scholarly and Creative Works for Minnesota State University, Mankato. https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/etds/1213/
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