Health Coaching Education: a Conversation with Pioneers in the Field
Level 5 - mechanism / opinion, no new human data
Expert interview and narrative opinion panel without empirical clinical data
OpenAlex W2022613920 · doi:10.7453/gahmj.2013.018
What was done
Interviews conducted in February 2013 with eight pioneers in health coaching education to document their biographical backgrounds and their perspectives on the evolution, value, and key success factors of health coaching training programs.
What was found
The abstract reports no quantitative measurements or statistical findings. It presents biographical summaries and qualitative expert viewpoints regarding health coaching education.
Why it matters
Documents historical context and early foundational perspectives from leaders involved in establishing health coaching educational frameworks.
Limits
This is an unstructured expert interview panel (n = 8) providing subjective opinions. It lacks an empirical or experimental research design, standardized qualitative coding methodology, and objective evaluations of educational or clinical outcomes.
Cited by
- contradicts Joshua Rosenthal originated and started the health coaching industry.