Reports 77 findings in areas of: (1) Belief About Secretaries, (2) Social Characteristics, (3) Education of Secretaries, (4) Occupational History, (5) Secretarial Skills (Subjective and Objective Ratings), (6) Job Characteristics of Secretary, (7) Personality Characteristics, (8) Job Satisfaction, (9) Characteristics of the Work Group, and (10)…

Paper delivered at the 10th Annual Meeting of the National Council of State Supervisors of Foreign Languages, December 1, 1969, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (DS)

The data suggest that high level practicum instructors are usually able to offset the effects of low level individual supervisors. The study again indicates that only those counseling trainees who come in contact with individuals functioning at high levels of facilitative conditions will themselves grow on these dimensions. (Author)

In the present study, all ratings were based on the criterion of client satisfaction and there was a significant correlation between the counselors' self ratings on the Counseling Evaluation Inventory and their supervisors' ratings of them on the same instrument. (Author)

This article presents an instrument, the Counselor Evaluation Rating Scale, which can be used as an aid in the systematic evaluation of a student counselor in a supervised counseling experience. Development of the CERS and its reliability are discussed. (Author)

Three experiments in the field of education have provided some interesting insights into teacher-student relationships. The findings of these experiments are not only applicable to education, but to personnel supervision generally. (Editor/MR)

Describes a program in which group leaders helped members deal with existing concerns. Reaction by supervisors was very positive. (CJ)

The Individual Supervisory Conference Rating Scale (ISCRS) was developed and validated to provide a conference rating instrument for researchers, supervisors, and supervisees in speech-language pathology. Procedures to determine both reliability and validity of the scale were implemented throughout the development process. (Author)

Presents a Conference Category System (CCS) which will help social studies supervisors develop the skills necessary to conduct a conference effectively. The CCS can be applied using either a shared-analysis or self-analysis approach in conjunction with a video or audio-tape recorder. (RM)

Systems analysis and synthesis are applied to the supervision of school psychological services. A brief review of the key concepts of systems theory is followed by an explanation of one possible system for supervision. Illustrations of the usefulness of the systems approach to supervision are included. (Author)