Describes successful teachers, managers, and leaders as those who provide growth opportunities and experiences for those for whom they are responsible, those who can develop plans to take their students or subordinates from where they are to where they ought to be. (JOW)

How can administrators balance the demands placed on them as supervisors to enact both managerial and professional values? To answer that question, this article explores the ways in which practicing school administrators uphold both managerial and professional values in their roles as instructional supervisors. The experiences of the…

In this article, the author presents Kathy B. Cox, Georgia state schools' superintendent. She has been very conscientious about the needs of teachers and the needs of principals. She has shown creativity by establishing a position at the department to work specifically on raising SAT scores in the state--which ranks last in national comparisons on…

This study identified determinants of effective and ineffective supervision in schools. A forty-two items questionnaire was administered on 1150 teachers used in this study. Two research questions were raised and answered using percentages. Two null hypotheses were formulated and tested using spearman rho and z-test statistics at 0.05 level of…

Discusses the relationship between administrative supervision and total school discipline. (Editor)

Individually Guided Education (IGE) has been promoted to schools through two agencies: The Institute for Development of Educational Activities, Inc. (I/D/E/A/), and Wisconsin R & D Center for Individualized Schooling. The problems IGE has experienced and the role of the supervisor are discussed. (Author/MLF)

Highlights of this look at a Cleveland principal include his technique for involving staff directly with students, his role in impressive test score increases, and his passion for art collecting. (KS)

In this interview, Madeline Hunter discusses her teaching model, supervision, merit pay, career ladders, her career, and other subjects. (DCS)

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)

A veteran principal offers some wide-ranging and practical suggestions for supervising children on the playground and in the cafeteria. (Author/MLF)

Women in educational administration in Texas, Florida, and Washington were surveyed as to their job satisfaction and career expectations. They expressed a high degree of job satisfaction. Relating well to people and self-fulfillment provide their greatest rewards. They do not view themselves as thwarted, over worked or ineffectual. (Author)

Many current problems in teacher supervision arise from epistemological errors. Research-based models wrongly assume that supervision is a deterministic process. Therefore, the theoretical perspective should be rejected in favor of a practical one, which would emphasize "reflection-in-action" directed toward specific real problems. (MCG)