Examines the relationship between supervisor perceptions of their supervisory style and elements of the supervision process, including the supervisory working alliance and supervisor self-disclosure. Results demonstrate a significant positive relationship between attractive, interpersonally sensitive, and task-oriented supervisory styles and…

Focus groups of 21 recent nurse practitioner graduates revealed that, as they begin practice, they experience loss of time and privacy, changed relationships, isolation, and role ambiguity. Although they felt adequately prepared, they felt anxiety, inadequacy, and uncertainty. Mentoring and other ways to assist transition were recommended. (SK)

Examines collaborative academic authorship by addressing equity in name ordering and conventions used in crediting authorship. Suggests ways to make equal authorship visible and calls for development of collaborative academic culture and negotiation with scholarly journals and database services for recognition of equal authorship. (SK)

A loose group of individuals working on a task differs from an effective team on nine factors: clearly defined goals, priorities, roles and responsibilities, self-awareness, leadership, group dynamics, communications, content, and infrastructure. Ways to eliminate barriers and speed formation of effective teams could be based on those factors.…

Mentoring is an increasingly important function for career success. Many special groups, however, have difficulty finding a mentor. One solution is virtual mentoring--selecting and interacting with mentors on the Internet. Discusses advantages of virtual mentoring over other forms of mentoring, describes examples of Internet mentoring for various…

Presents an ethnographic study of one feminist organization's efforts to personalize work relations. Argues feminist critics lend scant attention to findings from feminist practice, and scholars of feminist practice rarely consider implications for mainstream organizations. Reviews how both traditions treat impersonality. (NH)

Describes how social service caseworkers in child welfare may become more sophisticated consumers of psychological assessments, and how collaborative relationships between evaluating psychologists and caseworkers can be fostered. Considers the appropriate uses of psychological tests, formulating referral questions, preparing children and parents…

The author of this brief article asserts that one of the keys to being successful--whether one is a music teacher, a college professor, a business owner, a doctor, a lawyer, or in any other career--is his or her relationship with people. Music educators are in the people business. They do not make a tangible product. Instead, they provide a…

Attempts to emulate the serendipity and subsequent rapport that occurs between mentors and mentees in informal mentoring relationships frequently challenges the organizers of many formal mentoring schemes. Using qualitative evidence from a community mentoring project, research is presented that suggests that, through careful mentor selection and…

Advanced clinical practice roles are now an integral feature of many healthcare services and have been adopted in a diversity of areas. However, mentoring of these roles is not well documented in the literature and formal mechanisms of support are limited. An action learning set (ALS) was developed to provide support for consultants currently in…

This article addresses two important questions about the transition to independent research: (1) What facilitates or impedes graduate students' ability to make the transition, where "impede" is defined as leaving the program without completing the dissertation, making slow progress toward the degree, or completing an undistinguished dissertation…

This study provides a quantitative approach to analyzing college students' levels of self-actualization. Specifically, it addresses the distinction between students from non-rural and rural hometowns relative to their level of self-actualization. Students from five public state schools, in one Midwestern state, were surveyed. Self-actualization…

What role must principals play in order to effectively support literacy coaching efforts? This is a question that many educators have begun to ask (Burkins, 2007; Casey, 2006; Kral, 2007; Shanklin, 2007; Steiner & Kowal, 2007; Toll, 2008). Some suggest that principals can establish close relationships with literacy coaches by offering a number…

It had been more than 20 years since ACTE had held its Annual Convention and Career Tech Expo in Atlanta, Georgia, and the overwhelming success of this year's Convention guaranteed that there won't be another 20 years in between visits. More than 6,000 career and technical educators filled the Georgia World Congress Center to network with…

Most teachers of young children start their days with some type of class meeting--typically circle time. Although similar to circle time, Morning Meeting is structured with four essential components: the greeting (children greet each other); sharing (several children share important information about themselves); a group activity (the group…