Overview
Embedding Critical Research into the Coaching Curriculum (eCRiC) is a CRiC initiative aimed at capturing and recognising how research is being used to shape coaching education and development. While traditional academic citations are relatively easy to track, eCRiC focuses on the harder-to-see but equally important influence of research on teaching practice and coach development.
Aims and Objectives
eCRiC seeks to:
- Increase awareness of how critical coaching research is informing educational and developmental practice.
- Recognise and celebrate the contributions of CRiC members whose work is influencing others.
- Support members in evidencing the reach and impact of their research.
- Encourage a culture of collegiality, reciprocity, and mutual recognition within the CRiC community.
- Develop a growing repository of examples demonstrating how research is shaping teaching, learning, coach development, and professional practice.
How does it work?
Anyone who has used the work of a CRiC member to inform their teaching, learning, development, or practice is invited to complete a short submission form. Each submission should relate to a specific resource, publication, or piece of work and provide a brief description of how it was used and the influence it had.
Submissions may relate to any instance where academic work has informed practice, including but not limited to:
- University lectures, seminars, tutorials, or practical sessions.
- Coach education and coach development programmes.
- Continuing professional development activities.
- Curriculum design and educational resources.
- Organisational policy or programme development.
Get Involved!
If you have used academic work to shape the learning or development of coaches, students, coach developers, educators, or related practitioners, we invite you to submit an eCRiC entry via the form linked below. Submissions may be featured on the CRiC website as examples of research impact and will be shared with the author(s) of the work being recognised. For questions about the initiative, please contact Dr Adam Nichol at adam.j.nichol@northumbria.ac.uk