Several studies indicate the use of supervisors and consultants is effective when there is close contact with teachers in task oriented situations. (Author/RK)

Twelve samples of teachers' contradictory expectations that create a no-win situation for supervisors. (Author/MLF)

Using transcriptions of audio- and videotaped conferences from local schools and individual settings, this article examines the claim that face-threatening acts committed during supervisor-teacher interactions, particularly the postobservation instructional conference, determine the politeness levels of both supervisor and teacher. The case study…

Discusses the operation of cultural therapy in the conduct of an ethnographic study of teacher supervision and curriculum implementation in a Brazilian urban school system. Cultural therapy was an important, although not explicitly labeled, aspect of the study. (SLD)

In the last 10 years the supervisory function has undergone many changes and has become increasingly important. The author believes that the personnel designing and implementing sophisticated programs of instructional improvement must be highly skilled. He stresses the strategies and practices of promoting instructional change and views…

This book is based on the premise that instructional supervision is an organizational behavior system that interacts with the teaching behavior system for the purpose of improving the quality of education for students. Supervision is viewed from historical and future perspectives and present supervisory practices are analyzed according to…

Written for practitioners who must supervise early childhood staff from a wide variety of educational and cultural backgrounds, this book provides guidelines and practical suggestions for staff training and development in early childhood settings. Part 1 challenges myths regarding supervision to ease the burden under which supervisors carry out…

The proposed study will examine whether effective clinical supervision requires supervisors who practice certain strategies and procedures as they dialogue with supervisees in the conference, or whether the mere acquisition by supervisors and/or supervisees of research-verified knowledge about teaching and learning, e.g., the role of academic…

Proposes a clinical approach to supervision that would involve teams of supervisors made up of persons from the central office and from individual schools. Members of the team should become more comfortable and skillful in working closely with teachers in instructional matters. (Author/IRT)

Based on the assumption that the process of supervising counselors-in-training is analogous to supervising student teachers, the research on each is reviewed. Research on counselor training is found to be more cohesive and coherent, and a collaborative research agenda, combining both areas of research, is recommended. (TJH)

Describes a strategy for improving classroom teacher effectiveness by improving supervision of teachers. Outlines a nine-point theory of supervision, provides 17 principles of learning from teaching, and presents a vignette illustrating these principles in operation. (LP)

Discusses various approaches to the supervision of instruction and counseling, noting the assumptions made in each and the expectations held by each for both the supervisor and the supervised. (FL)

Discusses the role of the college supervisor in the student teacher segment of teacher education programs and stresses the need for and importance of the position and the necessity to make it more professional. (MB)

Refutes the charge that departmental chairman are not needed in the new educational design." (Editor)

This study attempted to determine activities involving the science supervisor during a typical, professional work week. Findings indicate the five activities most likely to occur are: consulting with teachers, teaching of pupils, curriculum activities, activities related to supplies/equipment, and evaluation of teachers. (BT)