Some of the major areas of concern in business education, as expressed by forty-two supervisors, are student selection and placement, preparation of teachers, scheduling, curriculum, articulation with postsecondary education, cooperation of the business community, funding, and supervisory performance. (MF)

Comparison of perceptions of 41 supervisors and 39 teachers of visually handicapped students concerning time spent on six different teacher job components (travel, administration, direct instruction, preassessment consultation, postassessment consultation, in-service training) found no significant differences between the two groups. (Author/DB)

Collective bargaining law, the unit clarification process, case law, and teacher contracts are legally defining and thereby controlling school supervisory practice in Pennsylvania. (Author)

Supervising teachers of adults requires sensitivity and skill in order to achieve a relationship of openness and trust. In their role of helping agents, supervisors identify needs, assist in classroom management, and provide opportunities for teacher improvement. (SK)

Discusses types of authority (bureaucratic, personal, technical-rational, professional, moral, cultural, and ideological) and their implications for teacher supervision. Supervision is a helping profession, in service of the teacher. The heart of supervision lies in its relationships and its mission to improve the total teaching/learning…

Findings from a study that described the responsibilities and characteristics of Kentucky school district instructional supervisors are presented in this paper. Instructional supervisors are those district personnel who are responsible for the professional development of teachers. Questionnaires mailed to 184 Kentucky instructional supervisors…

Findings of a study that examined facilitator leadership in three teacher collegial groups (TCGs) and the effect of school organization on facilitator leadership behaviors are presented in this paper. The teacher work redesign program was implemented in a rural Georgian school district to enhance teacher independence and empowerment. Methodology…

This textbook, intended for graduate students in introductory educational supervision courses, draws on the research on effective schools, teacher and adult development, and supervisory practice, as well as on direct practical experience, to provide information that supervisors can use to help their schools be more successful. The term…

This report summarizes the results of a survey of school supervisors who evaluated teachers in their schools who were graduates of one of Michigan State University's (MSU) teacher preparation programs. The major sections of the survey questionnaire provided: (1) background information (e.g., How many times have you observed this MSU graduate…

Using the constructs of Rogers, Ellis, and Barrett-Lennard, a twenty-five item Likert-type instrument, the Non-Directive Supervisory Behavior Scale, was developed to measure directive vs. non-directive supervisory behavior. One hundred ninety-five in-service teachers, randomly selected from two school districts, completed the twenty-five item…

Describes the clinical supervision approach to teacher supervision and evaluation, and discusses the strengths of the approach. (JG)

Describes a four-stage process that supervisors can use to help teachers compare "what they preach" with "what they practice" through use of videotape equipment. (JG)

Responses from 85 central office supervisors in Louisiana asked to describe actual job experiences that resulted in positive and negative attitudes toward their work. Their main sources of job dissatisfaction were interpersonal relations and school policy and administration. Sources of satisfaction were achievement and recognition. (Author/MLF)

Examines how teachers perceive behavior of supervisors or inspectors who visit Nigerian schools under the guise of instructional improvement. Some 300 secondary teachers were randomly sampled, and 250 teacher responses were analyzed. Results show modern supervisory practice is nonexistent in Nigeria and that the relationship between supervisors…