Supervision is supposed to improve classroom teaching by enhancing teacher thinking, rejection, and understanding of teaching. Evaluation systems are supposed to increase effective teaching behaviors and enhance teacher professionalism. Through the lens of symbolic interaction, we learn that "supposed to" does not matter. In a context of increased…

Supervision, in the opinion of the author, can be singularly important in the improvement of teaching and learning. In this article, he identifies three dilemmas facing supervision, which must be confronted before improvements can be made. (Editor)

A recent literature review and field survey on administrator evaluation disclosed disappointing results. There is uniform agreement that building administrator evaluations should be conducted by the superintendent and that general behavior categories might be examined. The literature is silent regarding definitive format. Researchers and…

Strategies for meeting the challenges and responsibilities that the accountability movement implies for the school administrator, particularly the principal. (Author/MLF)