Factors external and internal to social work practice have caused our profession to question its role and identity. The emergence of evidence-based or evidenced informed practices forces the profession to reexamine its unique identity and its historical roots. This article addresses the problems in the dominant paradigm guiding our profession, the…

This article has its origins in exit surveys of 1335 graduate students (283 PhD and 1052 Master's) conducted at a mid-sized Canadian university from 1996 to 2005. The article explores the relationship between the perceived effectiveness of graduate supervision and the disciplinary background of graduate students. Students are categorized into four…

A model for the supervisory role as a responsibility of the director of adult education centers emphasizes (1) supervision planning; (2) identification of expected skills; (3) observation; (4) identification of abilities to be improved; and (5) development of an improvement program. (Author/JOW)

Literature is reviewed and research is proposed on the supervision of teaching. The literature review on administrative theory in business and education reveals three periods of thought: a period when theories of supervision focused on the producer (the worker or teacher), a period when theories focused on the supervisor-producer relationship, and…

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…