Table 2

Research questions, themes and subthemes

Overarching research question
What role do school leaders play in developing coaching cultures in their own organisations?
Subsidiary Question 1
How do school leaders conceptualise the practice of coaching?
Subsidiary Question 2
What do school leaders see as the benefits to establishing coaching cultures?
Subsidiary Question 3
How do school leaders perceive their roles in fostering coaching cultures?
Subsidiary Question 4
What actions do school leaders take within their organisations to develop and sustain coaching cultures?
Theme 1
Varied interpretations
Theme 2
Creating a positive school culture
Theme 3
Leading change: agency, action and affirmation
Theme 4
Challenges, creativity and supports
Subtheme 1
Professional development: formal and informal
Subtheme 2
Culture re-envisioned
Subtheme 1
Self-reflection and self-direction
Subtheme 2
Enhancing communication and relationships
Subtheme 1
Accumulating buy-in
Subtheme 2
Walking the talk: leading by example
Subtheme 3
Reculturing established norms: collaborative affirmation in practice
Subtheme 1
Investing in your people
Subtheme 2
Navigating barriers: finance, time and resistance
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