Simply presenting information that displays clearly any discrepancy between a teacher's ideal and actual classroom performance does not, in itself, promise constructive change. This is true in part because teachers confronted with such discrepancies often experience anxiety. Teachers who wish to change often find it difficult to behave differently…

This document reports on a study that (1) investigated and tested interdisciplinary models of dialogue settings akin to the supervisory conference in student teaching, and (2) gathered information about the verbal behavior of university supervisors and supervising teachers during a student teaching conference. Data gathered from 10 pairs of…

This project investigated three methods of providing supervisory feedback to junior-year student teachers about specific verbal teaching behaviors. Subjects were divided into three groups and, during their regular 9-week student teaching assignments, completed two 20-minute teaching situations which were coded with Flanders' Interaction Analysis.…

This pamphlet provides supervisors with brief pointers in dealing with and aiding young workers. (For related documents, see AC 014 426, 428-429.) (KM)

This report details program methods for training teaching professionals, selecting partner schools as training institutions for student teachers, and setting up laboratories to correlate theory and application. It describes a training program for classroom specialists and an undergraduate program of instruction for teacher trainees. The classroom…

Attempts to develop an appreciation of the first-line supervisor's job and his responsibilities to management, to his worker-subordinates, to his peers, and to himself are presented. In particular this document studies the making of decisions, and discusses do's and dont's of face-to-face problem-solving with a subordinate. A movie film brings out…

Reasons for employee resistance to change are listed and described. Six steps for the supervisor to take to initiate change are listed and described. Graphics and handouts list reasons for resistance to change and steps to bring about change in work groups. (NF)

This bulletin describes the major responsibilities of the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) Field Operation personnel regarding the administration and enforcement of communications regulations. Their duties include inspecting the compliance of radio stations, investigating unauthorized operation, monitoring radio transmission, examining and…

An overview of supervisory management is presented for the new supervisor, who wants an initial overview, and for the experienced supervisor, who wants to develop additional insights. (LH)

This study failed to support earlier findings that jargon as a behavioral cue and assigned prestige as an external cue can be manipulated to affect perceived helper expertness. Several interpretations are drawn from the lack of hypothesized effect in the present study. (Author)

Reviews the relationship between supervision and research on teaching, identifies recent developments in research which have implications for practice, and suggests steps that could lead to more productive relationships between reseachers and practitioners in this area. (Author/IRT)

Presents guidelines for teacher observation and evaluation. (Author/MLF)

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)

Responds to Biggs' article on the case presentation approach in clinical supervision, commending the author for drawing together two areas of psychology: case presentation in counselor supervision and cognitive development. Discusses three major contributions of, and three concerns with, Biggs' model. (NB)