Some of the major areas of concern in business education, as expressed by forty-two supervisors, are student selection and placement, preparation of teachers, scheduling, curriculum, articulation with postsecondary education, cooperation of the business community, funding, and supervisory performance. (MF)

The effect of supervision on the learning of interviewing skills within the microcounseling format was studied. Subjects were randomly assigned to a supervised, nonsupervised, or no-training control condition. Analyses revealed a significant main effect indicating significant improvement in only the supervised group's combined use of opposite and…

Qualities that describe the performance of the clinical pharmacy preceptor are outlined, with particular concern for the personal and technical components of his role as a teacher. The guidelines were developed at an invitational workshop at the Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Medical Center. (LBH)

Describes an outcomes-based supervisory program that can positively affect the rate of program completion and pupil achievement. The system allows supervisors and teachers to identify and correct performance deficiencies and instructional problems as they occur. (Author/IRT)

Ties inservice education and staff development programs to distinct instructional missions at elementary, junior high, and high school levels. According to a needs assessment completed by 1,400 teachers in a large urban school system, secondary teachers perceive a greater need for staff development activities than elementary teachers. Includes one…

The Office of Field Studies at the University of Tennessee Knoxville has implemented a research-based, collaborative-interactive student teacher supervision program featuring the provision of objective feedback during the preobservation conference, observation, and postobservation conference. (CB)

A discussion of issues related to direct practice and clinical dissertations in social work recommends experimental outcome studies that evaluate the efficacy of social work interventions and proposes a national research agenda for social work doctoral programs. (Author/MSE)

Educational supervision sessions between a field teacher and three students were content analyzed for information on how time was allocated for the students' direct practice, problem-solving activities. The findings indicate areas where further conceptualization and research in educational supervision are needed. (Author/MH)

Student teacher supervisors can use the Effective Supervision Guide to facilitate the organization of data generated from monitoring student teachers. The guide's components include: baseline performance; behaviors needing remediation; remediation strategies; evaluation criteria; and commencement and completion dates for remediating behaviors. (CB)

Comparison of perceptions of 41 supervisors and 39 teachers of visually handicapped students concerning time spent on six different teacher job components (travel, administration, direct instruction, preassessment consultation, postassessment consultation, in-service training) found no significant differences between the two groups. (Author/DB)

Kolb's Model of Experiential Learning can be adapted and applied to student-teacher supervision. The activities and skills demanded by this model are discussed, especially in terms of Kolb's Learning Style Inventory. (Author/MT)

Racial and power dynamics that may affect supervisory relationships are examined. An exploratory study of cross-cultural field supervisory dyads revealed that although field instructors and students have experienced few actual problems, they identify many potential areas of concern. (Author/MH)

Principals in a Pennsylvania district are voluntarily observing one another in order to improve their supervisory skills. Two principals jointly observe a teacher, compare their notes, label the data, conduct the teacher postconference, and then hold the principal postconference. (MLF)

The substantial increase in foreign graduate students who become teaching assistants has necessitated increased supervision and training, especially in communication skills, teaching methods, learning styles, and discussion group leading. (MSE)