A review of several studies reveals factors affecting the success of teacher evaluations: frequency of observations; teacher involvement in planning and operating the process and coaching peers; definition of expectations; fairness of incentives; and suitable supervisory techniques. Teacher autonomy and the value of evaluations in personnel…

Responses of one university's preceptors to a questionnaire were compared with students' ratings. Higher teaching ability ratings were given to those in group practice and nonurban practice and to those delegating more responsibility to students and using medication lists. Suggestions for preceptor selection and further research are given. (MSE)

Research indicates that the behavior of a school's principal is crucial to educational quality. A staff development program in the Wheeling, Illinois, school district, based on Madeline Hunter's clinical supervision model, has helped principals to become effective leaders in instructional improvement. (MCG)

A study of 42 successful principals with diverse approaches reveals that success depends on connecting routine activities to an overarching vision of school aims. A heuristic model facilitates visualizing the principal's role, operational context, and goals. (TE)

An overseas American private school established a successful cooperative relationship with a Michigan public school district and university to overcome problems posed by frequent turnover. An annual internship program in curriculum planning and supervision, coordinated by the university and staffed by the school, ensured coherence and continuity…

Presenting their Integrated Model for Training and Supervision of teachers, the authors outline the sequential steps in its use. (MD)

The purpose of this study was to provide a framework for identifying personality differences between novice and experienced counselors utilizing the Revised NEO Personality Inventory (Costa & McCrae, 1992a). Two groups of counselors (N = 69) were compared in terms of their personality profile. One group, consisting of 48% of the participants,…

This book presents a comprehensive treatment of the supervision of school psychologists. It is useful for field supervisors of school psychology interns, school psychologists acting as supervising school psychologists, and graduate students enrolled in a supervision course. Because of the book's emphasis on human development, effective management…

This paper reports on an ongoing 3-year study of the current status of instructional supervision within New York City public schools. Under the influence of a centralized and bureaucratically managed system (i.e., top down initiatives), educational reform in New York City has had serious consequences for both the theory and practice of…

This paper describes a project designed to evaluate a 5-day clinical supervision workshop. The failure of Kirkpatrick's 4-level evaluation model to include key contextual input variables is demonstrated to be a critical evaluative shortcoming. The project shows how the use of valid diagnostic tools like the Learning Transfer Systems Inventory can…

Across the United States, School/Community-Based Management (SCBM), also called site-based management, is gaining support. The effects of SCBM in some Pacific-region schools are detailed. SCBM arose in response to mandates giving decision-making powers to the people who have to carry out educational initiatives. One evaluation of SCBM…

School counselor education programs are challenged to reassess whether they are providing their students with optimal internship learning experiences. This paper examines the evolution and design of one school counseling fieldwork program. It discusses the implications for school counselors who serve as site supervisors for counselors-in-training.…

This paper focuses on Alberta, Canada's 1998 "Teacher Growth, Supervision and Evaluation" policy, examining its origins and adoption along with the significant shift in images of teaching and supervision that it conveys. Both the process and substance of the policy are analyzed within the context of Alberta's larger plan to restructure…

Peer counseling is a method for improving educational and counseling effectiveness in which counselors work together to implement strategies through a systematic process of following group formation in supervision. It has the goal of improving counseling and educational activities and developing an atmosphere of collegiality and experimentation.…

This paper unites theory and practice in examining the concept of "theory in practice." It contends that good administrators are theoretical about their work and that they construct categories using common, essential characteristics across similar situations so that few situations are viewed as unique. Two school superintendents were interviewed…