Supporting Research
Aguilar, E. (2013). The art of coaching: effective strategies for school transformation. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. This article explains the importance of coaching relationships in creating improved teacher capacity and how it is based on the foundation of relational trust between the instructional coach and classroom teacher.
Bryk, A. & Schneider, B. (2002). Trust in schools: a core resource for improvement. New York: Russell Sage Foundation. This article proposes four basic criteria for trust discernment at the intrapersonal level as being respect, competence, personal regard for others, and integrity.