This paper offers an overview of what motivates and challenges Australian supervising teachers to work with preservice teachers in their classrooms. In the contemporary Australian context of new National Professional Standards for Teachers, a new national curriculum and new standards for Initial Teacher Education programs, what motivates and…

Objective: There are no standard training programs for teaching psychotherapy supervisors effective, ethical, and legal aspects of supervision. This article describes an eight session training course containing essential information for supervisors. Methods: The literature on psychotherapy supervision was reviewed and an evening seminar series was…

THIS STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY CERTAIN PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SUPERVISING TEACHERS WHICH INFLUENCED THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR ROLE AND TO DETERMINE THE INFLUENCE OF VARIOUS KINDS AND AMOUNTS OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUPERVISING TEACHERS. A SCALE DEVELOPED WITH THE AID OF A JURY OF OUTSTANDING…

This article describes the PT3 Implementation Grant at the University of Rhode Island's School of Education and the impact it had on students' confidence in using technology for teaching. The three-year project focused on working with faculty from the School of Education and the College of Arts and Sciences to integrate technology into their…

This bibliography of summaries and annotations of 3,801 studies in industrial education covers the period January 1, 1930, to August 31, 1955. The studies have been classified in categories reflecting the areas of research interest most often mentioned in inquiries and discussions: (1) Administration, (2) Guidance, (3) History and Trends, (4)…

This report discusses the outcomes of three surveys that investigated the role of paraeducators in New York City schools, the skills and knowledge needed by paraeducators, and the skills and knowledge required by teachers to supervise and work effectively with paraprofessionals. The surveys indicate the need to improve the ability of…

This study investigated inservice teachers' perceptions of the importance for instructional supervisors to possess content knowledge in the content areas that they supervise. Questionnaires were completed by 120 teachers from two elementary, one middle, and one high school, and follow-up interviews were conducted with 20 respondents. Teachers…

This issue contains a summary of research in science education for the year 1977. The review is organized into four major parts. These are the overview, survey research, experimental research and conclusions. (HM)

Numerous requests concerning standards and practices of kindergarten procedure have been received from superintendents, supervisors, teachers, and laymen interested in education. These requests indicate a desire to know what phases of kindergarten education are being criticized or commended, and also what standards and policies are being suggested…

Progress in home economics education has been marked in recent years. To the normal rapid increase in the number of high schools offering courses, the extension of systematic training in home making into the lower grades, the establishment of new courses in liberal arts colleges, and the more adequate support of departments previously organized…

This bibliography of 287 studies was completed during the period September 1925--March 1927. The sources of information used in the compilation of this bibliography were reports from schools of education, State departments of education, educational organizations and foundations, and publications received by the United States Bureau of Education.…