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Cox, Walter L., Jr.; Young, Talmage B. – Man/Society/Technology, 1980
Discusses a study undertaken to determine the viewpoints of national leaders of industrial arts with administrative duties at the state level toward industrial arts programs. Includes objectives of industrial arts, a definition, major issues and problems, and suggestions for improvement. (JOW)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Industrial Arts, National Surveys, State Supervisors
Waldrop, Ruth – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1978
Provides insights into the activities of the state school media supervisor and the personal qualities demanded by the position. (Author)
Descriptors: Educational Media, Essays, Job Skills, Schools

Sturges, A. W. – Educational Leadership, 1979
An examination of the roles and responsibilities of instructional supervisors reveals that there are--or should be--two distinct positions: the administrative instructional supervisor, and the consultative instructional supervisor. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Occupational Information, Reports, Supervisors

Gosselin, Alain; Werner, Jon M.; Halle, Nicole – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 1997
Employees surveyed (265 responses from 344) expressed the following performance appraisal preferences: appraisal by immediate supervisors; prior knowledge of expectations; ongoing informal feedback; semiannual formal appraisals; and developmental evaluation focused on the results of work. (SK)
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Feedback, Personnel Evaluation, Personnel Management

Allen, Tammy D.; And Others – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1997
Responses from 607 state government supervisors identified personality and situational factors in mentoring. Willingness to mentor was related to previous experience as a mentor or protege, educational level, and quality of relationship with supervisors. Age, locus of control, and aspiration were related to intention to mentor others. (SK)
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Mentors, Personality Traits, State Government

Burke, Ronald J.; McKeen, Carol A. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1997
Responses from 280 female business graduates showed that 70% had mentors (two-thirds of whom were male) and only 39% of organizations encouraged mentoring. Those who reported more mentoring had mentors who were their supervisors, were in longer mentoring relationships, or were in organizations supporting mentoring. (SK)
Descriptors: Mentors, Organizational Climate, Professional Occupations, Supervisors

Kilminster, Sue; Jolly, Brian; van der Vleuten, C. P. M. – Medical Teacher, 2002
Identifies key theoretical and empirical considerations that should underpin effective training for supervisors. Suggests that in the absence of an explanatory model, effective training for supervisors should be based on existing relevant understandings about learning processes and models of supervision together with relevant empirical data.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Processes, Medical Education, Supervisors

Harkness, Laurie; Mulinski, Paul – Social Work, 1988
Examined social workers' (N=78) attitudes about the implementation of performance standards. Findings revealed significant differences between the views of staff social workers and supervisors. Makes recommendations for how supervisors can use performance standards as a management tool. (Author/ABL)
Descriptors: Counselor Attitudes, Social Work, Social Workers, Standards

Orpen, Christopher – International Journal of Career Management, 1995
Performance appraisals of 135 employees were conducted by immediate supervisors and measures of relationships with supervisors and perceptions of the effectiveness of goal setting were taken. The impact of goal setting was strongest on poor performers and on those who had poor relationships with supervisors. (SK)
Descriptors: Job Performance, Motivation, Personnel Evaluation, Supervisors
Hesser, Gary – Co-op/Experience/Co-op, 1992
First-line supervisors are in a position to create learning opportunities for co-op students by providing access to varied and challenging experiences, encouraging reflective observation, and helping students make the connection between the job and their school courses. (JOW)
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Opportunities, Supervisors

Kaiser, Tamara L. – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1992
Notes that many authors on the subject of marriage and family therapy supervision point to the fact that the quality of relationship between supervisor and supervisee is crucial to the process. Identifies key elements in this relationship and introduces a theoretical framework for understanding those elements based on the principles of ethical…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Ethics, Interpersonal Relationship, Supervision
Presbury, Jack; Echterling, Lennis G.; McKee, J. Edson – Counselor Education and Supervision, 1999
Presents for counselor educators a method of solution-focused supervision for the training and development of counselors. Argues that solution-focused supervision can help supervisees develop an inner vision of themselves as competent and developing counselors. (Author/GCP)
Descriptors: Competence, Counselor Training, Professional Development, Supervisors
Walford, Geoffrey – Research in Education, 2004
This article discusses the changes in statutes that were necessary to ensure that the duties and responsibilities of the ancient post of proctor at Oxford University were brought into line with the Human Rights Act 1998. As there is no other university with a similarly powerful proctorial system, the changes in legislation may seem to be of only…
Descriptors: Universities, College Administration, Civil Rights Legislation, Supervision
Bonsutto, Angelo – 1993
The high, voluntary turnover of child and youth care staff at a residential treatment center was due primarily to low job satisfaction levels. Since the relationship between employees and supervisors directly affects job satisfaction, it was posited that a training intervention focusing on improving the employee support skills of first-level…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Employee Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Job Satisfaction
Schumann, Herbert – Agricultural Education, 1976
Supervising teachers must realize the model role which they are obliged to assume, as the student teacher will generally conclude things should be done the way the supervising teacher does them. (HD)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Cooperating Teachers, Higher Education, Program Improvement