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Duffy, Francis M. – 1984
Conditions in schools that reduce the effectiveness and perceived value of instructional supervision can be diagnosed and corrected through a cyclical process called "organizational learning." Rather than merely responding to symptoms, this method focuses on eliminating or mitigating the underlying causes of "organizational…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Dynamics, Inquiry

Duffy, Francis M. – 1985
Instructional supervision, despite the lack of evidence for its value, can potentially help improve instruction and promote educators' professional growth. To realize this potential, schools should analyze their supervisory practice according to these four premises: (1) that each school district and each school has unique organizational…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods