This report focuses on school superintendents--those currently in the position and those in the pipeline. The report reaffirms the importance of the superintendency, raises concerns about the lack of national data collection on school superintendents, and concludes that Americans need more demographic information about, and increased understanding…

In this suggested aid for supervising students in the practicum and internship in counseling psychology, interview process is analyzed in terms of Carkhuff's primary and secondary dimensions. The secondary dimensions, which are ecletic counseling and therapeutic intervention techniques, are categorized by areas of functioning of young adulthood…

This article points out some situations in which counselors are likely to encounter the topic of death as a client concern (in counseling young children and adolescents, in rehabilitation settings, drug crisis clinics, runaway houses, etc.). An initial framework for providing therapeutic services to such clients is outlined. (Author/EAK)

This study examined outcomes of a supervision practicum in which graduate students supervised undergraduates in teacher education during microteaching activities and studied their supervisory behavior using videotape replays of conferences with teacher-trainees. (Editor)

This study investigated the effect of the presence or absence of a Videotape Recorder and the use of peer leadership versus supervisor leadership in critique sessions during the preservice training of elementary school teachers using microteaching. (Authors/JA)

The social work supervisor's duties related to caseworkers are expediting, educating, and enabling. He uses leadership qualities to develop independence in the caseworker, which calls for a knowledgeable blend of authority and educational guidance. (Author/ST)

Membership appeal for Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. (DS)

The study of education should be as much a contribution to the general higher education of the student, to his development as a human being as it is to his professional competence. (Author)

Results revealed that interpersonal attraction differentially affects the three facilitative dimensions and that experience mediates attraction differentially depending on the type rather than the amount of experience the supervisor has had. (Author)

A report on the principles and practices of the British Primary Schools. (DR)

A proposal for setting up an accountability program for teachers. (RA)

Concern is raised about the wording of the Counselor Education Program Innovation Index items and about the response format. The influence of perceived item ambiguity andresponse format bias upon the results of the inventory are noted. A suggestion is made for ACES sponsorship of research descriptive of what counselor educators do and with what…

Describes an inner city New York City school that has achieved some success in improving urban education. (JF)