Outlines a method of direct supervision which has been applied to group employment counseling. Focuses on a means of supervisory observation. Suggests emphasizing the development of a positive context, minimizing the intrusiveness of the observation, and formulating the debriefing using a strength challenge format to effectively utilize this…

Views instructional supervision as an activity in sense making rather than as classroom observation. Sense making focuses on encouraging the members of the school community to examine the meanings they give to their experiences and to consider how these meanings influence the way in which they carry out their work. (SM)

A study involving 92 administrators, 266 teachers, and 211 paraprofessionals identified competencies needed by teachers to supervise or direct the work of paraprofessionals in educational settings. Results indicate participants considered the competencies very important but the competencies were not observed as frequently as their perceived…

Explores discussions of cultural variables in supervision and their influence on supervisory satisfaction and working alliance. Results indicate limited discussions occurred, but when these discussions did occur, supervisees reported enhanced supervisory working alliance and increased satisfaction with supervisor. Highlights importance of…

Examines the role of the collection development leader in today's academic library and provides a framework for leadership utilizing the concepts of shared vision and mission, teaching and learning, and stewardship. Content management leadership requires that leaders be exceptional listeners and subject to the same need to continually learn.…

Since 2000, I have been working towards a professional doctorate at Middlesex University, and I am also working to introduce a work-based doctorate at Coventry University. This paper looks at the issues of supervision and assessment for work-based doctorates, which, I believe, are key to the design of such a programme and affect both the output…

This paper explores the idea that conceptualizing academic supervision (at Honours or graduate level) as a fiduciary relationship can assist supervisors in enhancing student learning through quality decision-making. In this paper I reflect on my conceptions of supervision in the light of the growing scholarship on supervision. My conceptions of…

Supervision of offenders in the community remains a critical component of the correctional processes in the United States. With almost six million offenders under correctional supervision in the community, there has been relatively little attention and few resources devoted to the style and quality of supervision received by these offenders. As a…

This paper presents findings of a study that developed, measured, and tested the Organizational/Supervisory (O/S) Model of Instructional Supervision. The six dimensions of the Organizational Supervisory Climate Inventory (OSCI)--organizational structure, professional autonomy, collaborative sharing, district supervisory climate, reflection, and…

Within this century, junior and community colleges in the United States have created a new link in the educational chain between secondary schools and universities. As a result, faculty members at junior colleges have been "created" in that they are often former secondary school teachers, university professors, or graduate students who have little…

This manual presents guidelines for supervisors of employees with learning disabilities. Guidelines were developed from both the author's supervisory experience and from a research study surveying employers to identify support systems and techniques to enable supervisors to work more effectively with these employees. The survey, which included 65…

Findings of a study that used discourse analysis to explore the relationship of power and involvement to experience in supervisory conferences are presented in this paper. Based on Penman's (1980) content analysis scheme, conference talk between supervisors and teachers was analyzed according to manifest and latent levels of communication that…

Findings from a longitudinal case study that explored the relationship between principals' supervisory practices and school success in meeting long-range planning goals are presented in this paper. Methodology involved a questionnaire, interviews, and observations of five elementary school principals in Riverside County, California. Findings…

A discussion of the supervision preservice language teacher trainees focuses on supervisory methods designed to facilitate clear, useful, enabling feedback to the trainee. Specifically, it looks at use of the Six Category Intervention Analysis, a model for interpersonal skills training, for supervision of teaching practice. The model is seen here…

Leadership styles based on Bass's model of transformational and transactional leadership are explored in this report. Questionnaires were administered to staff and faculty at 45 private secondary schools in the southeast United States to determine the headmasters' leadership qualities. Factors of transformational leadership include charisma,…