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Ralph, Edwin G.; Walker, Keith – Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 2010
The Adaptive Mentorship (AM) model (formerly called Contextual Supervision) is described and implications are raised for its wider implementation. The researchers derived the AM model from earlier contingency leadership approaches, and during the last two decades, have further refined it. They argue for the transferability of AM, because it may be…
Descriptors: Mentors, Models, Supervisor Supervisee Relationship, Supervisory Methods
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Ralph, Edwin G. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1993
In contextual supervision (CS) (an adaptation of situational leadership), the student teacher's (supervisee's) level of confidence and competence determines level of supervisory support and task orientation. CS also encourages a global view of all contextual variables. Observation of 49 untrained pairs of practicum students and cooperating…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Cooperating Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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Ralph, Edwin G. – Journal of Teacher Education, 1994
Describes the University of Saskatchewan's thoughts on adopting Contextual Supervision (CS) to encourage professional growth in preservice teachers within an extended practicum program. CS emphasizes that supervisory decisions must be based upon universally accepted human values. The article examines studies conducted as part of a two-phase…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education