Supervision of doctoral students is challenging because it is a complex process in which the relationship between doctoral students and supervisors is formed. A good supervision program involves a relationship that depends on certain circumstances, frameworks, prior experiences of supervisors, personalities of supervisors and doctoral students,…

The Field Instructor Supervision Scale (FISS) measures field instructor supervision behaviors and can be completed by undergraduate and graduate students in diverse practicum settings. The FISS was validated over 4 years with 684 undergraduate and graduate social work students. The final FISS included 18-items and had two subscales: task support…

Higher education institutions have evolved into a more stressful environment. Women have been experiencing higher levels of stress than their male counterparts. With higher education adopting to the onset of the pandemic, this brief report studied women's perceived stress in relation to perceived organizational and supervisory support, and age…

This narrative case study describes the use of improvement science methods to strengthen the effectiveness of field experiences for teacher candidates. As part of a networked improvement community, we sought to reduce variation in the quality of field experience by providing a cohesive network of high-quality coaching supports. Using design-based…

Higher ed continues to face a retention crisis. Turnover in any role can impact an institution, but turnover in a supervisor role has more far-reaching implications. This report explores higher ed supervisors' likelihood of looking for new employment, their current challenges and working environments, and which job aspects specific to supervisors…

The purpose of this research was to identify perceived characteristics of effective cooperating teachers in music education. The study's objectives were to identify the characteristics that define an effective cooperating teacher from three perspectives. Those perspectives were current or recently past cooperating teachers in music, current or…

Internship is one of the most important elements of any professional course. This is where the student implements the theoretical knowledge in actual situations. School internship has been an integral part of teacher education programmes from the inception itself. Student teachers get the opportunity to apply the techniques, methods, approaches…

This paper explores the relationship between the student-supervisor relationship (SSR) and postgraduate students' subjective well-being. Based on a longitudinal survey of Beijing college students, the present study suggests that in China, the SSR is a supervisor-centred, top-down hierarchical relationship. The reciprocity level of the SSR is…

In this article, authors explore and synthesize principles of the Identity-Conscious Supervision model and the power-conscious framework to guide supervisors in their approach to supporting both staff activists and student activists on their campus.

This article articulates tensions, or strains, that occur within the context of the supervisory relationship, how they arise, and explores some of their interpersonal and organizational impacts. The authors conclude the article with offering strategies supervisors can use to mitigate these tensions.

The broad purpose of this study was to address gaps in the literature by applying the Relational Humility Model (RHM; Davis et al., 2010, 2011) to clinical supervision by testing the interpersonal variables of relational humility (RH; Davis et al., 2011), the supervisory working alliance (SWA, Bordin, 1983), and relational behavior (RB; Shaffer…

Although teacher preparation programs have similar coursework, supervisory practices during student teaching vary greatly from institution to institution. The problem addressed by this study was the inconsistency of supervisory practices during student teaching at institutions across West Virginia. Supervisory engagement during student teaching…

Previous studies have examined bullying behaviors in K-12 education and workplaces, yet there are few attempts to explore academic bullying experiences in higher education. In this study, a survey named "Graduate Assistant and Faculty/Supervisor's Professional Relationship" was developed and validated through measuring United States…

Co-authorship between doctoral students and their supervisors is a mostly occluded practice, generalised according to the candidates' disciplines. There is limited understanding of the practice, particularly in humanities, arts, and social sciences (HASS) disciplines. This study explores HASS doctoral students' and supervisors' perceptions towards…

Doctoral student creativity is critical for technological innovation and knowledge production. Based on the extended scientific and technical human capital (STHC) theory, a moderated mediation model was constructed to explore how supportive supervision is associated with doctoral student creativity through the simultaneous mediating effects of…