Young people have trouble finding jobs because they don't get occupational guidance and training. Employers contribute to the problem because they want older workers with diplomas. (Author)

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)

To help teachers solve their problems, supervisors must first deal with problems inherent in the helping relationship. (Author)

Writing under a pseudonym, the author recounts in a humorous style his experiences serving as an assistant principal under four different principals. Suggestions are made for effective ways to utilize the abilities of assistant principals. (MLF)

A national survey shows that principals spend the greatest part of their time in the office responding to communications and engaged in paper work. (Author/MLF)

Twelve samples of teachers' contradictory expectations that create a no-win situation for supervisors. (Author/MLF)

Leadership is conceived of as a sequence of five levels of activity. The levels are analyzed to determine tasks associated with each level and the technologies available to help leaders acquire the necessary proficiencies. (Author/MLF)

A style of supervision that varied from letting an assistant solve problems alone to solving the problems for him was not successful. A new approach that included scheduling meetings and collaborative inquiry proved to be effective. (MLF)

Discusses several reasons many teachers are unwilling to apply for the principalship: Too little pay, costly and irrelevant requirements, too many pressures, too many hats to wear, not enough time, too little authority. Suggests several changes in principal's role, compensation, training, and recruitment to attract more qualified teachers for the…

The Conference Category System (CCS) is a systematic and practical approach for supervisors to use in identifying and analyzing their behavior in conferences with teachers. (Author/MLF)

The "inside-out" curriculum development method involves the entire faculty in working with a curriculum developer housed permanently in the school. This method was used for the Magnet Center for Public Services: Government and Law established in Dallas (Texas) by the desegregation order of 1976. (Author/MLF)

The Collaborative Instructional Improvement process is a communication facilitating process that enables a supervisor and a colleague to identify problems, delineate action strategies and responsibilities, specify time constraints, and establish an evaluation design. (Author)

An outline of how to set and attend to priorities as a newly appointed assistant superintendent. (MLF)

A study indicates that supervisors and consultants are spending only a little over half their time in tasks directly related to the improvement of instruction. (Author/MLF)