A supervisory model identifying profile, action, response, and analysis as sequential steps is outlined. Principal and teacher develop a profile of skills the teacher wants to improve and an action plan for realizing the profile. Students and principal provide feedback, and teacher and principal evaluate growth. (MJL)

An existential model, which views the teacher supervisor interaction as an end in itself, is described. Supervision using this model will be much more meaningful to the teacher. (CJ)

Businesses are finding that positive reinforcement is a useful tool in management and supervision. However, there are few reports of the systematic use of positive reinforcement by educational administrators and supervisors. (Author/MLF)

In an attempt to improve the communication process and draw attention to some ideas that need further study, a communication model that deals specifically with the supervisor-teacher interaction process is presented. (Author)

In clinical supervision, the teacher is helped to identify and concentrate on a limited number of specific skills, the supervisor focuses on a manageable task for data collection, and together they evaluate results. (Author)

Suggestions for teacher-oriented supervision of classroom practices, development of new courses, and grading and assignment policies are discussed. (HTH)

In all professions, the development of the field rests on an established knowledge base and on newer, emerging information. As a discipline, instructional supervision has been influenced by both evaluation-based and clinically oriented theories. This paper presents findings of a study that sought to determine the degree to which various…

Written for individuals responsible for overseeing the staff training of preschool teachers, this guide consists of four sections. The first enables trainers to determine whether the training program, which is based on the 13 Child Development Associate (CDA) Competency Standards, meets the needs of their program. The second provides an overview…

This paper describes "currere", a method of critical reflection upon educational experience devised by William Pinar and Madeleine Grumet. In teacher education, this autobiographical method is employed to reveal how the classroom situation is determined by the kinds of questions asked of it. The methodology is related to dominant themes…

This is the full text of the dissertation previously summarized in ED 014 278. Questionnaire responses from 37 junior colleges were used as a basis for analyzing current practices in supervision of instruction and for developing a proposed program for such supervision. While differences in degree of supervision were found there were few…

Following a classroom observation, an audio tape was made of a supervisory conference between the principal or other supervisor and the teacher. Two analyses of the principal's conference skills were then added to the tape together with editorial comments on the analyses, and the tape was then returned to the principal. At the time of the report,…

Lewin's field theory was used as the basis of an investigation into the influence of the supervisor in education. The focus of the study was the relationship between teacher perceptions of four kinds of supervisory styles and selected teacher attitudes. Preservice teachers were asked to classify their supervisor's behavioral style. Teacher…

Based on the assumption that the conduct of an effective supervisory conference is analogous to effective teaching and that the assumptions made about effective teaching behaviors can also be made about supervisory behaviors, this paper develops and describes in detail a ten-category observation system for supervisory conferences, similar to the…

Emporia State University College of Education's recognition of the strong impact university supervisors and cooperating teachers have on student teachers compelled it to develop a training program to prepare supervisory personnel in the use of various supervisory strategies. (Author/CB)