Regular and special education supervisors were studied to determine important aims for education, types of issues focused on in practice, how beliefs related to these issues, and how socialization influenced selection of supervisory issues. Results are discussed. (Author/DF)

A comparative analysis of case studies indicates that horizontal evaluation of student teachers provides methods of supervision that go beyond a focus on prescriptive practice. This process allows self-evaluation and encourages growth. Student teachers learn to reflect on their work and understand how they influence students. (DF)

The horizontal evaluation model was developed to remedy three major problems associated with competency-based approaches to teacher evaluation: there is no consensus regarding what competencies are essential to good teaching; teachers' behaviors may or may not be related to competencies they possess; and competency-based evaluation typically fails…

The effectiveness of horizontal evaluation for student teachers and their supervisors was explored through a qualitative analysis of three case studies. For the case studies, two of the supervising teachers were university-based, while the third was a secondary school teacher with no prior experience in supervising student teachers. The aim of the…