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BRIGITTE GEIRLER-PILTZ — ÉVA NEMES map shows blind spots which need to be explored thoroughly; increasingly so because supervision and coaching without research could find itself stuck on a pre-professional station. Looking critically at the European supervision and coaching research scene, and on the conference itself, we notice: + Most European research literature is written in the language of the respective country. Unless supervisors and coaches master the language of the contribution, or unless it is translated in their native tongue, the scientific insights thus presented remain out of reach To be accessible to all, relevant research will have to be presented in English, the language of science; otherwise it would do no more then carve out a niche existence. s Even in ANSE, where there are numerous opportunities for exchange between supervisors from member countries, most European supervisors have little knowledge of research outcomes produced by researchers from other countries than their own. + In some countries researchers are very active in writing in English, even though it is not their mother tongue. Consequently, they may be interested in — and more influenced by — what is produced in the USA and in Great Britain. Unfortunately, those concepts of supervision differ from the continental European ones, and little effort is made to overcome the differences. ¢ Taking into account the growing complexity in our field of practice, there is no agreement on what is understood when speaking of supervision or coaching. The ANSE ECVision project results mark great progress in supporting agreed definitions. But the project manual was not yet published at the time of the conference. + "Ihe different speeds and stages of development of supervision in Europe lead to different kinds and depths in research. In countries where the tradition of supervision is well settled, we find a good selection of research projects. In other countries we see first steps in supervision and coaching research beings taken, and a developing effort to master the necessary skills and competences. ANSE provides a platform to discuss and meet these differences on a European level, and to exchange relevant issues and experiences. And so, the Research Conference in Budapest took place on the basis of the assumptions above, and surprised critics and sceptics, who were impressed by the academic quality of this pilot meeting. Most research reports were provided and worked through on a basis of solid theories and tried methods. The evident differences in research approaches and the vibrant discussions + 12 +
