SPORTS COACHES’ LEARNING AS A SOCIAL PARTICIPATION PROCESS: A PERSPECTIVE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

Abstract

The objective of this theoretical essay was to introduce the Social Theory of Learning (STL) and to indicate how its adjacent conceptual framework has been used in investigations into sports coaches’ learning and development. STL provides a broad analytical and instrumental scope with potential for understanding and promoting coaches’ learning. The thematic directions emerging in the investigative agenda in this field reflect the breadth of the conceptual framework that forms STL. The contributions from these studies meet the demand to use theoretical matrices that preserve the complexity, social nature and contextual character of coaches’ learning.

Keywords:
Learning; Physical Education and Training; Sports; Social Theory