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Smyth, W. John – 1986
Properly construed, clinical supervision in education involves a true, collaborative collegiality among teachers in place of the traditional power relationship between teachers and dominant, "expert," administrator-level supervisors. By eliminating the power of the nonteaching supervisor to prescribe procedures for improving teaching,…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Peer Relationship, Power Structure, Professional Autonomy

Smyth, W. John – Educational Leadership, 1982
In Australia, outside inspectors no longer assess teachers for promotion and advancement, but public concern has stirred interest in new forms of teacher evaluation. More teachers now accept the desirability of being observed by fellow teachers. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries