Using an attitude questionnaire, it was found that the school inspector is in a conflict situation--his superior expects him to be a bureaucrat but his subordinates expect him to be a professional educational leader. He attempts to resolve the conflict by adopting a "moral-expedient" way of behaving. (Author/IRT)

THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO DEVELOP A GUIDE FOR THE SELF-EVALUATION OF STATE SUPERVISORY PROGRAMS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN AGRICULTURE AND TO DESIGN AN INSTRUMENT TO ASSIST IN THIS EVALUATION. TWO NATIONAL JURIES OF EXPERTS IN EDUCATIONAL SUPERVISION ASSISTED IN REFINING A SET OF STATEMENTS, DEVELOPED TO SERVE AS INDICATORS OF SUCCESSFUL…

To develop an instrument to guide the self-initiated evaluation of a state program of vocational teacher education, three specific objectives were identified and accomplished: (1) to develop criteria and indicators, (2) to validate an instrument, and (3) to analyze, by occupational service area and position, the ratings given by a sample of…

A national seminar on young farmer education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, August 7-11, 1967, was attended by 95 teacher educators, state supervisors, vocational agriculture teachers, and invited guests from 38 states and the District of Columbia. Some major seminar conclusions were: (1) There is an increasing need for education of young…

This paper is a consideration of what would happen to teacher education programs if they were controlled exclusively by school districts, arts and science faculty, state department personnel, or classroom teachers themselves. The pressures that are exerted by each of these constituencies are discussed in terms of their potential effects on both…

A rationale for the inclusion of "conceptual structure,""science processes,""the nature of science," and "the relationship of science to society" in an operational definition of science education is offered in the first chapter of the report prepared by a conference of State Science Supervisors. In addition, consideration of the nature of the…

A study was conducted to secure demographic information about state and national vocational agriculture teacher association officers; determine the officers' perceptions of teacher education and supervision in agriculture in the U.S.; and determine if differences exist in the perceptions of these officers toward state supervision and teacher…

Throughout its fifty-year history, the Society of State Directors of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation have been responsive to and have attempted to provide leadership in solving problems related to health, physical education, and recreation. (MB)

Details of a study done by 11 western New York state school districts to determine the behavior supervisors found most effective in teachers during a one-to-one conference. (DS)

Provides names, addresses, and phone numbers for 14 State coordinators for bilingual education. (DN)

Describes role of local coordinator in providing vocational teacher supervision, thus allowing state supervisors of agricultural education more time for their other responsibilities. (DM)

Supervisors must provide guidance services for agricultural education teachers. (GB)

A general description of the State supervisor's role in coordination, curriculum, public relations, student organizations, program funding, and special project. (JT)

All 12 Canadian provincial/territorial coordinators of technology education/industrial arts responded to a survey. Nine reported a name change; 70% had adequate funds for curriculum development, but over 50% believed facility planning, retraining, and research were inadequately funded. Limited support for technology education came from local…

This study presents a model for supervision and evaluation of school psychologists. It is based on the results of two surveys, one mailed to state coordinators of school psychological services in all 50 states, and the other to all Pennsylvania school districts which have their own school psychologists. The purpose of both surveys was to determine…