Reviews the "Journal of Curriculum and Supervision" Spring 1990 issue from a scientific viewpoint. This article found ambiguous word meanings, apparent contradictions in and among several authors' writings, an artificially dichotomous formulation of the relationship between two complementary inquiry methods and uncritically held…

Documents greater teacher attrition in the United Kingdom than previously realized and demands a halt to this trend. Urges increasing teacher managers' awareness of factors diminishing job satisfaction, an important factor influencing decisions to leave the profession. Presents three job satisfaction models used in business with possible…

Parents, social service workers, and medical personnel did not generally differ in their judgments of supervision required for children of 11 ages in 5 supervision domains. For most domains, constant supervision of preschool children was recommended. For elementary school children, nearly constant supervision in typical situations, close…

Eighty student teachers described a "good" teaching day, reflecting beliefs about teaching as conflict control, goal accomplishment, or fostering student growth and learning. The data were used to identify teachers who should be trained to serve as cooperating/supervising teachers. (SK)

Examines inclusion of prohibition of nonromantic dual relationships between therapists and clients, supervisors, employees, and students in American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy's Code of Ethical Principles. Proposes training and supervision emphasizes relationship complexity and issues of exploitation and power within the therapy…

In cases where private medical practitioners volunteer as preceptors in medical clerkships, standardizing and evaluating the learning experience is a concern. A study investigated the effectiveness of feedback to the volunteer teachers as a means of improving instruction in identified deficiency areas. Results indicate some problems persist.…

This study examined the facilitation of reflection among novice teachers using three types of journal writing and reflective interviews to encourage novice teachers to reflect upon their teaching. The procedures solicited different types of reflection in the student teachers, suggesting that facilitation of teacher reflectivity is vital in teacher…

Explores what educators can do to facilitate effective collaboration with aides who are providing one-to-one support for mainstreamed children with such disabilities as autism and pervasive developmental disability. Emphasis is on the importance of effective planning, careful identification of roles and skill areas, and supervision. (DB)

Investigated the supervisory beliefs of elementary and secondary cooperating teachers, noting differences in those who had and had not taken a course in supervision and differences between the beliefs of supervisors and cooperating teachers. Surveys indicated that teachers held a continuum of beliefs regarding supervisory styles. The indirect…

Examines the impact of interactive/compressed television (I/C-TV) on a technologically based clinical supervision model for preservice teachers, discussing the clinical supervision model as framed in a traditional school experience, noting the need for technology training for preservice teachers and for change in the clinical supervision process,…

Hiring increasing numbers of paraeducators can provide additional learning support and a linguistic/cultural link to the community. However, such personnel may have frenetic schedules, responsibilities divided among several schools, and inadequate supervision and communication links. Recommendations for principals, teachers, and bilingual…

Notes that few college faculty use technology in their teaching despite rapid growth in technology-based instruction in K-12 education. Describes two projects using AT&T's PersonaLink Service and Sony's Magic Link PIC 1000 in field experience supervision. (SG)

Explores discussions of cultural variables in supervision and their influence on supervisory satisfaction and working alliance. Results indicate limited discussions occurred, but when these discussions did occur, supervisees reported enhanced supervisory working alliance and increased satisfaction with supervisor. Highlights importance of…

Surveyed 267 health educators to measure job satisfaction in the profession and investigate whether individual credentialing affected overall job satisfaction and satisfaction with work, pay, opportunity for promotion, coworkers, and supervision. Results indicated satisfaction with coworkers, work, supervision, and pay, but dissatisfaction with…

The author's personal experience and perspective as a feminist counselor and supervisee is explored. Some key boundary issues are identified which have brought about some important learning for her. These examples illustrate the crucial importance of an awareness of gender issues within both the counseling and the supervisory relationship. (Author)