An attempt is made to determine ways of organizing and treating individuals at work so that each may gain the greatest possible realization of his intrinsic abilities. To accomplish this, techniques of position analysis are adapted and developed for administrative personnel in public school systems. Position analysis techniques include position…

Analyzed was the use of the Flanders technique of interaction analysis as a supervisory device with science interns. Fourteen candidates for the Master of Arts in Teaching degree were involved in the study. Seven spring-term interns were in the control group, and five fall-term and two spring-term interns comprised the experimental group. Each…

This booklet suggests new methods to personalize supervision by giving teachers and supervisors more concrete techniques and information with which to develop their abilities. Examination of several teaching and supervisory studies provides insights into the supervisory role and teacher behavior. Four models for supervisory practice are suggested.…

The general aim of the project reported here was to collect information and experience on supervision and training in higher education programs that include practical experience with clients and patients. Information was collected from a survey of the literature and by empirical studies. Another aim was to determine what problems went along with…

By virtue of the Title V Rural Development Program, 10 paraprofessional workers were assigned, via Extension Services, to 10 counties in Appalachian Kentucky to engage in both action and research phases of community development. Extension specialists were provided to train and support the paraprofessionals in surveying local leadership,…

This report presents the results of a curriculum project which produced an instructional design for field supervision. The primary objective was to operationalize the "systems approach" to field supervision by showing how the theory/practice synthesis, learning theory, and variation of newer instructional designs could be used in the student…

This self-instructional learning packet is one part of a competency-guided program for instructional supervisor preparation developed by the Special Education Supervisor Training (SEST) project. This training packet is intended to teach supervisors how to generate well-organized, thorough job descriptions. Given information on the budget,…

This self-instructional learning packet is one part of a competency-guided program for instructional supervisor preparation developed by the Special Education Supervisor Training (SEST) project. This packet deals with the task of promoting a favorable public image of school programs through effective use of the news media. The packet consists of…

Presented is a model and specified are competencies for the competency-guided program for preparation of special education instructional supervisors developed at the University of Texas at Austin. The supervisor's role as a change agent is examined, and 12 basic principles underlying the model of competency-guided instruction are set forth…

This study attempts, experimentally, to explore the supervisory relationship in the counseling practicum. The relative effects of two methods of practicum supervision are examined by comparing the rated counseling performance of 24 counselor trainees. Half of these trainees had their session tapes evaluated immediately following the counseling…

The four papers which comprise this booklet on supervision are entitled a) Human Resources Supervision; b) The Case for Staff Development; c) The Advisory System and Supervision; and d) Beyond Accountability. The introduction presents previous views of supervision and discusses implications of recent teacher entrenchment. The first paper contrasts…

Prepared by Goodwill Industries as part of a Federal research and demonstration grant, the series of 12 handbooks is designed to assist with the organization and administration of volunteer programs in rehabilitation facilities serving handicapped and disadvantaged persons. The handbooks, ranging in length from 20 to 60 pages, cover various…

In order to eliminate some of the titles assigned to paraprofessionals engaged in school instructional matters and to promote a degree of uniformity it is recommended that two types of title designations be recognized, both of which would permit two levels of classification. If the paraprofessional efforts, as written into job descriptions, are…

A concept of teacher-centered management was proposed as a style of leadership behavior for school administrators to reduce the incompatibility between social/psychological needs of teachers and monocratic/bureaucratic management patterns in educational organizations. Data obtained from self-report questionnaires distributed to teachers in 21…

This report discusses the development and implementation of a program for simultaneous use of three classroom observation systems which measure different dimensions of student behavior. The three observation systems are the Teacher Practices Observation Record, whose basis is the education of students in the process of reflective thinking; the…