The results of this study indicate that there is only a very weak connection between teachers' views on pupil control and their degree of professional orientation. (CK)

The purpose of the study was to determine if using selected supervisory techniques would contribute to the success of beginning teachers of vocational agriculture. Found that vocational agriculture teachers, supervisors, administrators, and teacher educators should consider using more effective supervisory strategies and conduct further research…

The hypothesized interaction effect for sex of manager and sex of subordinate on reactions to supervision and work evaluation was supported in only one of four tests conducted in the work setting. Male subordinates working for male managers were least likely to understand how their performance was evaluated. (GC)

Describes a data-based, anxiety-reducing supervisory process. Several instruments are presented that can be used by teachers to gather information on their own performance. (MLF)

Suggestions for conducting post-observation conferences are provided, indicating that supervisors should minimize threats and be sensitive to teachers' professional pride, attitudes, and feelings. Suggestions related to four parts of the conference process--planning, coaching and counseling, goal identification, and closure--are identified. (JN)

Offers a teacher self-assessment procedure that allows supervisors to provide direction to teachers in diagnosing their own strengths and weaknesses. (FL)

Uses an interactional analysis system to characterize beginning supervisory style. Considered the variance in supervisory interaction behaviors and the stability of such behaviors with different trainees. Concluded that beginning supervisors have individual predilections for supervisory behaviors that are stable with different trainees.…

This article traces the history of supervision in school psychology and discusses the current guidelines and standards of professional organizations concerning supervision. The duties of and demands placed upon field-based supervisors as they attempt to implement professional standards are discussed. In addition, minimal competencies of…

Discusses qualities a principal can look for in an assistant principal and ways to help the assistant function effectively while training to assume a principalship. (WD)

Teachers' ratings of the effectiveness of supervisors are strongly influenced by supervisors' interpersonal skills, according to a study of 143 science supervisors and 258 teachers. (Author)

Generalizations are made about the different purposes and outcomes of supervisory conferences. Examples are provided. (Author/MLF)

The process of personnel analysis is one of the few viable vehicles in the educational environment that can lead to the improvement of instruction and professional growth, the authors contend. Such analysis must, however, be implemented in a non-threatening manner. (Editor)

Counseling is praised for its emphasis on the "developmental" rather than "policing" role of supervision. Profession's presumption that supervision indicates anything about the client is challenged. Client must be admitted to the counseling room for this to happen. Explores various means to achieve this; highlights resistance of the profession.…

Reviews Manford A. Sonstegard's place in the development of group counseling, including his early work, his use of Adlerian approaches, and his perspective on current issues, supervision, and training. (KW)