Reports on the metaphors used by nine science supervisors to describe their supervisory functions. Findings indicate that the metaphors cohered into four distinct categories whose functions exemplify the supervisory models of manager, caregiver, politician, and colleague. Contains 19 references. (JRH)

Responses from 252 (of 394) supervisors who hired cooperative education students from Canadian universities indicated that 32% almost always or often teach, 68% rarely or never. Supervisors who were teaching oriented were more effective. Others emphasized job performance over learning. (Contains 17 references.) (SK)

Examines the phenomenon of supervision in the professional development school context from the perspective of six student interns and one university supervisor using interviews, field notes, and document analysis. (Contains 32 references.) (PKP)

Discusses what a science supervisor from Texas would like to see more of in future issues of this journal. (KHR)

Surveys of 38 managers identified critical components in their effectiveness in performing a teaching role with subordinates: acceptance of the manager/teacher role, effective teaching methods, and the acceptance of the teaching by learners. Influences on the role were perceived performance pressures and rewards, ability to simplify complexity,…

The functioning of learning organizations may be affected by power issues such as managerial control of learning agendas and objectives and supervisor-supervisee relationships. Organizations committed to transformative learning must allow development of critical reflection and action inquiry and seek to uncover hidden power relations. (Contains 25…

Human resource functions have "devolved" to line managers, raising issues related to supervisors' ability and willingness to develop employees and the benefits and costs to the organization. Devolution of this work also has implications for the career development of human resource managers and line managers themselves. (Contains 39 references.)…

Investigated contents of communications between supervisors and subordinates in the context of occupational stress as potential forms of social support for registered nurses (N=225). Determined nurses' perceptions of social support from their supervisors (functional social support) were more closely related to positive job-related communications…

Examined extent to which supervisory phone-ins were related to change in both immediate therapist behaviors and subsequent change in the resistant behaviors of client family members. Findings from 12 supervisors, 44 trainees, and trainees' clients revealed that quality of supervisors' Support-and-Teach behaviors was significantly related to change…

Examined relationships among supervisor expertness, attractiveness, and trustworthiness and counselor trainee performance. Subjects were 17 supervisors and 31 master's degree-level trainees. Results showed that practicum supervisors' expertness, attractiveness, and trustworthiness were related to supervision outcome measures. Trustworthiness had…

From a population of 202 Ohio vocational supervisors, 92 percent completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory and the Brayfield-Rothe Job Satisfaction Index. The majority were experiencing high levels of burnout, emotional exhaustion, and depersonalization. Those who expressed greater job satisfaction and coping ability reported lower levels of…

A study investigated support provided to target employees who have been competitively employed. Ten supervisors in businesses employing individuals with handicaps were interviewed. Supervisors' roles included hiring, modifying the job, providing training, assisting co-workers in providing employee support, evaluating employees, and providing…

A survey by Illinois Plan for Home Economics Education of 51 state supervisors of vocational home economics found that 40 have recently revised the secondary home economics curriculum; only 10 had research underway in support of home economics; most favored family and/or family-work issues in the curriculum; and 40 considered their home economics…

A course for recently promoted police inspectors in England and Wales has three stages: precourse identification of learning objectives, six weeks of instruction, and four months of "learning through work." Five phases of instruction include role and context of police work, management skills, relations within the police organization,…

Discusses methods for the performance evaluation of supervisors and describes how an instrument for upward appraisal by the supervisor's subordinates was developed at the Dayton-Montgomery County (Ohio) Public Library. Employee focus group meetings, evaluation statements for rating by staff, and preparation of draft and final evaluation…