Reports the results of a survey of 24 public child welfare agencies in Maryland. The adequacy of health care supervision for children in foster care is assessed. (Author/CM)

Discusses elements of a nursing preceptor program: specific expected outcomes, legal accountability for students, educational accountability, the preceptor's role, preceptor preparation, resource persons, responsibilities of the nursing administration, and benefits for staff and agency. (CT)

Results of a statewide study on student teaching programs in Indiana indicated that school supervisors needed help in improving the quality of on-site supervision. One improvement strategy was the use of school supervisor evaluation as an inservice tool. (JN)

School department heads should be classroom teachers first. Their responsibilities in administration (for instance, keeping textbook records) and in curriculum management should be reduced, and their major responsibilities should involve teacher assistance, including teacher observation and aid to new teachers, and special departmental activities.…

Discusses the problems of hiring substitutes and Ellington High School's (Connecticut) plan to deal with the problem: relieve teachers of supervisory duties, assign them to resource rooms organized around a particular academic discipline, and utilize these teachers as substitutes in their area of discipline when the need arises. (LC)

Assessed the value of "noncontractual social exchange" (NSE) to describe leader behavior. Results of an experiment using an in-basket memo device showed that subordinate competence best predicted the intentions of such behavior by a sample of working adults: subjects were more likely to initiate NSE with highly competent subordinates. (Author)

Over 260 public school administrators in Pennsylvania completed questionnaires on their undergraduate majors, coaching experience, school supervisory positions, extracurricular activities, and social science backgrounds. Findings confirmed a strong relationship between social science backgrounds and school administrative careers which could be…

Undergraduates can play a large role in their peers' experiential learning. A peer facilitator program must use sound principles of recruitment, training, supervision, and evaluation, and can have both immediate and lasting benefits for the students involved. (MSE)

Presents an interactive model of child development associate (CDA) training. The article discusses a self-evaluation interview, training modules, field advisor meetings, discussion groups, and observation and feedback groups. CDA competencies and related functional areas are presented. (Author/DB)

Provides a systematic framework for use in examining selection practices and issues in selecting school counselors. (Author)

Utilizes a questionnaire to investigate the science teacher/science supervisor interaction in schools and whether or not there are differences in perceptions of supervisory effectiveness between science teachers (N=258) and supervisors (N=143). Differences were found in perceptions concerning inservice, interpersonal and support activities, and…

Goal setting is an essential part of an effective supervisory model. Suggestions are offered that have been effective in improving goal-setting activities in a variety of school settings. (Author/MLF)

Proposes client-centered supervision, with its attention to personality and attitudes, for art teachers. Describes the personal qualities and teaching skills needed by a client-centered supervisor. Lists some cognitive and affective components for art teacher evaluation. (SJL)

Identifies three styles of supervision as directive, collaborative, and nondirective; offers an inventory to help supervisors identify their styles; and suggests books, courses, and workshops appropriate to each style. (JM)

Differential effects of university supervisors and cooperating teachers as observers on the verbal behavior of student teachers were studied. The tape-recorded data showed remarkable stability over the three observer conditions--no live observer present in the classroom or either the university supervisor or the cooperating teacher present.…