The review of the literature on supervision research in Human Communication Disorders examined papers given at the national conventions of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) from 1972 to 1987, dissertations from 1965 to 1987, and professional journals from 1972 to 1987. Patterns and trends in the conference presentations are…

Lack of clinical supervision continues to be a major problem for school counseling practitioners. In this article, the authors describe group supervision as a viable option for addressing this important issue and outline four models of group supervision. Additionally, several considerations for planning and implementing supervision groups in…

The first part of the handbook describes the Special Education Supervisors Training Project (SESTP) designed to train 15 special education supervisors each year through a systems approach emphasizing coordination of regular and special education practices and procedures. Specific requirements for Illinois supervisory endorsement in special…

This handbook offers educational supervisors specific, practical assistance in performing their main job: instructional improvement. Basic supervision principles have been drawn from scientific research; the "how-to" sections of the book have been garnered from experience. Part I, "Planning for the Supervisory Program,"…

Effective curriculum supervision is essential to a good middle school and curriculum program, and principals can do this job through preparation, curriculum review and development, taking advantage of supervisory opportunities, and curriculum evaluation. (DCS)

This manual presents guidelines for supervisors of employees with learning disabilities. Guidelines were developed from both the author's supervisory experience and from a research study surveying employers to identify support systems and techniques to enable supervisors to work more effectively with these employees. The survey, which included 65…

This report describes efforts to test a model of leadership effectiveness that centers on "macro variables" and "discretionary leadership." Macro variables were represented by the complexity of the environment, context, and structure of a unit. Discretionary leadership was defined as influence over and above that typically…

This report consists of two main sections. The first presents a theory about how supervisors decide on the causes of a subordinate's poor performance and what they do about it. A two-stage process is suggested. The first stage involves the supervisor making attributions about the causes of the poor performance. This stage requires processing an…

Reports on a study of the use of museums by 541 middle and high school art education specialists. Finds that art specialists see the art museum as important to supplement classroom instruction in study work and art history. Includes four tables of data and recommendations for enhancing the use of museums by art educators. (CFR)

Several years of research support a differentiated system of supervision in which teachers can choose from among four different supervision styles. With the clinical style, intense observation and feedback is conducted by a trained supervisor. Cooperative professional development consists of small teams of peers working together for their mutual…

This booklet provides ways for organizational team leaders to assess their team's effectiveness at regular intervals and to monitor their team's performance. The booklet identifies six key aspects, or dimensions, consistent across all teams. If all six dimensions are strong within a team, the team has the means to conduct its work and perform…

Two data-gathering instruments, the Supervisory Behavior Description Questionnaire (SBDQ) and the derivative Supervising Teacher Behavior Description Questionnaire (STBDQ), are described in one paper and employed in three others in this symposium series. Both forms are useful in evaluating perceived behaviors of supervisory educational personnel,…

This manual is designed to help supervisors perform their duties, whether in the public or private sector or in a community organization. It provides information to help supervisors understand the individuals with whom they work, orient new workers to their jobs, plan and organize the work to be performed, assign and monitor tasks, conduct…