The relevance of administrative preparation programs has been questioned. The questions center around how well programs are preparing school leaders to deal with the myriad of requirements placed in front of them (i.e. demands relate to issues of accountability, changing demographics, aging professionals, demanding publics, and school…

This article proposes a series of linkages which can be created between counselor educators and local schools by on-site supervision. Methods and issues relating to such a possibility are discussed. (Author)

The author reacts to the "Supervision-by-Objectives" model proposed by Arth and Wiles in the February 1978 issue of this magazine. (SJL)

Various approaches to supervision can be grouped into three models categorized as nondirective, collaborative, and directive. Supervisors should recognize stages of professional development and treat teachers as individuals. (Author/MLF)

Major conceptual models for counseling supervision are described and compared: supervision as a counseling analog, as an instruction or teaching analog, and as a role that includes counseling and teaching aspects. Although each of these approaches makes use of familiar roles, none adequately provides the scope and utility required. (Author)

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)

Clinical supervision is the construction of individualized learning plans for supervisees working with clients. The systematic manner in which supervision is applied is called a "model." Three types of models are discussed in this digest; they are: developmental models; integrated models (discriminant model); and orientation-specific…

This document reports on a study that (1) investigated and tested interdisciplinary models of dialogue settings akin to the supervisory conference in student teaching, and (2) gathered information about the verbal behavior of university supervisors and supervising teachers during a student teaching conference. Data gathered from 10 pairs of…

This study explored "creative supervision" using qualitative methods of data collection and analysis. Findings include a new model of counselor supervision. Rather than resting on a developmental notion of supervision goals, the Regenerative model empowers students to identify their own learning needs by integrating expressive arts activities…

Proposes a reconceptualization of problems and processes of developmental group supervision as occurring in three different but interesting domains. Asserts that a more thorough understanding of developmental assumptions upon which supervision models are built will help to identify deficiencies in existing models and to facilitate development of…

Argues that, to be effective, internship directors must examine the constraints and objectives of their program and then select an appropriate supervisory style. Offers a model of supervisory styles for internship directors. (SR)

Purpose: The paper aims to describe the application of two key service quality frameworks for improving the delivery of postgraduate research supervision. The services quality frameworks are used to identify key areas of overlap between services marketing practice and postgraduate supervision that can be used by the supervisor to improve research…

Differences among the purposes, reasons to observe, reasons to confer, and aims are delineated for the nominal, prescriptive, and reflective models of teacher supervision. Questions are raised regarding supervisory skills and subjects. (CB)

Discusses case presentation approach as mechanism for improving case conceptualization skills. Describes case presentation as dealing with three conceptualization tasks: (1) identifying and differentiating how observations and inferences provide evidence for clinical judgments; (2) describing components of counseling relationship; and (3)…

This article explores supervision as an important professional activity which can positively influence school psychologists' service delivery awareness, skills, and interactions, thereby improving their overall effectiveness with referred and identified children. A representational model of the supervision process is presented, coordinating the…