One major objective of the Special Education Supervisor Training (SEST) project was to develop a model for competency specification that would be appropriate for both preservice and inservice preparation of any leadership personnel. This involved the two problems of specifying competencies in valid and utilitarian ways, and assessing competence. A…

Management development and supervisory training are covered in this 210-item annotated bibliography. Bibliographies and other information sources are listed, followed by studies on such background considerations as training needs and interests, career patterns, learning behavior and achievement, and program planning. Works on human relations…

This paper describes a prepracticum laboratory in supervision skills, developed at Purdue University for counseling psychology students and others as a prerequisite to a practicum in supervision. The three parts of the supervision lab are described in detail including: (1) an initial analysis phase in which participants identify their baseline…