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Testimony was presented on various issues of restoring excellence to education. The following papers are included in this document: (1) "The Neglected Obligation of the Teaching Profession" (Richard Swain); (2) "Instructional Supervision for Excellence in Education" (Ben M. Harris); (3) "Competency Testing: Excellence…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Educational Resources
De Witt, Kilby A. – 1981
Literature is reviewed and research is proposed on the supervision of teaching. The literature review on administrative theory in business and education reveals three periods of thought: a period when theories of supervision focused on the producer (the worker or teacher), a period when theories focused on the supervisor-producer relationship, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education
Burden, Paul R. – 1982
Teachers have different job skills, knowledge, behaviors, attitudes, and concerns at different points in their careers. A number of these characteristics follow a regular developmental pattern. Three stages of teacher career development have been identified, with different developmental characteristics at each stage. In the survival stage, which…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Attitude Change, Beginning Teachers, Developmental Stages
RYERSON, NORMAN E. – 1967
THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COOPERATIVE COLLEGE-UNIVERSITY GRADUATE STUDY PROGRAM, THE AUGMENTATION OF A PAID FOURTH-YEAR INTERNSHIP APPROACH IN A TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM WAS EXPLORED. STEPS INCLUDED--(1) INVOLVEMENT OF THE FACULTY IN AN EVALUATION OF THE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM AND THE COLLEGE CURRICULUM, (2) CHANGING WEEKLY SCHEDULES AND THE…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary School Teachers, Graduate Study, Institutional Cooperation
Painter, Lorene H. – North Carolina English Teacher, 1968
The duties, problems, compensation, and selection procedures of department chairmen in secondary schools need to be clarified. Present duties of an English department chairman include developing an educational philosophy and curriculum for the department; suggesting materials and teaching methods; protecting teacher welfare; working with all…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrators, Department Heads, Educational Administration
Heissler, John M. – 1968
A fact-finding survey based on a questionnaire answered by 418 Illinois English teachers examined the teaching of language arts in grades 7, 8, and 9 in Illinois. It showed that teachers get very little supervision, that they feel that they need improvement in teaching composition, reading, and the "new grammar," and that composition…
Descriptors: Departments, English Instruction, Inservice Teacher Education, Junior High Schools
Prigmore, George T. – 1969
To determine the duties of English supervisors and the effect of certain organizational factors upon them, a questionnaire was sent to 702 English language arts supervisors in 50 states. Replies were received from 354. An interpretation of the data provided a profile of the average English supervisor, a description of his position and its…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Elementary Education, English Departments, English Instruction
Dellinger, Dixie – Quarterly of the National Writing Project and the Center for the Study of Writing, 1988
Evaluates the National Writing Project (NWP) from a personal perspective. Notes that the greatest problem facing NWP teachers is their loss of autonomy under state-mandated reform movements. Asserts that the NWP should deal with these reforms by gathering evidence that NWP teaching methods improve student achievement. (MM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Whitcomb, Emeline S. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1929
Home-economics education during the biennium has made notable progress. Among the achievements are the formation of the Organization of Supervisors and Teachers of Home Economics, further curriculum revision, better integration of home-economics instruction with health education, larger opportunities for child development and parental education,…
Descriptors: Health Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis
Vaughn, Paul R.; Vaughn, Roscoe C. – Agricultural Education, 1979
To aid beginning New Mexico vocational agriculture teachers, the New Mexico State Department of Vocational Education initiated two activities: developing a first-year handbook to provide direction and guidance and making a visit to beginning teachers before the start of school. Beginning teachers indicated that both activities have been helpful.…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Beginning Teachers, Faculty Handbooks, Guides
Bailey, Gerald D.; Lumley, Dan – Educational Technology, 1991
Describes integrated learning systems (ILSs) and discusses issues facing school administrators when supervising teachers who are using these systems. Topics discussed include ILS impact on student achievement; use by regular as well as disadvantaged students; curriculum integration; research on varied-ability students; software development and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Computer Software Development
Riordan, G. P. – 1995
This paper reports on a study of teachers involved in a collaborative model of clinical supervision. Study participants were interviewed in order to ascertain their perceptions of their collaborative relationship and the focus and effect of their collaboration. The study found that the most effective collaborations were characterized by…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Clinical Supervision (of Teachers), Cooperative Planning, Educational Cooperation
Colbert, Ronald; And Others – 1997
The Fitchburg (Massachusetts) State College Education Department has collaborated with 38 cooperating teachers from 22 schools in central Massachusetts to develop a clinical mentor program as a component of a new Master's Degree in Education. In addition to the comprehensive clinical mentor component, the program integrates theory, research, and…
Descriptors: Clinical Supervision (of Teachers), Cooperating Teachers, Course Descriptions, Elementary Secondary Education
Torres-Guzman, Maria E.; Goodwin, Lin A. – 1995
This report offers guidance to those involved in bilingual education who may be or may want to mentor novice teachers in the field. The concept of mentoring is defined, and issues of mentoring implementation and alternatives in bilingual education are discussed, such as language of instruction, culture and instruction, language and cognitive…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Mitchell, Douglas E. – 1985
New state laws and regulations designed to improve teacher quality are described in this policy brief. The new policies represent eight strategies for dealing with teaching quality issues: testing and screening; teacher compensation; preservice training and certification; staff development; enhanced management and supervision; teacher job…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Organizational Climate, Personnel Policy
