It is essential that everyone connected with the supervision of reading be trained so that a system of analyzing reading instruction can be effected. Based on the assumption that the most effective supervision occurs in a one-to-one situation, the training program presented in this document centers on a workshop on supervision with four specific…

Written primarily for supervisors, consultants, and university professors in reading and English education, this paper discusses the importance of effective graduate and inservice education. Two of the primary responsibilities of the professional supervisor are explained: to observe inservice teachers and listen to them talk about their problems,…

This filmstrip-audiotape package on student teacher supervision has two versions--a teacher version and a student version. The same filmstrip is used for each version with a different narration. The package also includes a written script for each version. The teacher version of the narration points out the need for flexibility in supervising…

In this study the correlational relationships among supervisory styles of science department heads, selected affective components of their science programs, and other personal and institutional variables were investigated. The author developed two discriminative, reliable and valid instruments: the Science Supervisory Style Inventory (SSSI) and…

This paper focuses on using a systems approach to develop supervisory conference strategies to be tested in constructed and controlled teaching-supervisory situations. This involves identifying performance objectives through a functional analysis of teaching and analyzing the interacting and interdependent variables. It is then necessary to…

This three-volume report describes a research project which had the following objectives: 1) to improve the orientation programs for cooperating teachers who work with student teachers; 2) to improve procedures for selection and utilization of cooperating teachers in schools which accept student teachers; and 3) to develop experimental, innovative…

The process of performance contracting by consultants to a school district is presented. Beginning with a proposal for A Training Program for Instructional Specialists--East-Northern School District, the next step is The Supervisory Conference, which is followed by Performance Contract Specifications. A checklist is then provided for Assessment of…

Little is known about subordinate attributions connected with perceptions of supervisory influence. Data about first- and second-level supervisors from a nationwide insurance organization revealed that perceived supervisory influence was significantly related to perceptions of supervisory effectiveness, influence over valued rewards and the task,…

Three models of supervisory programs are presented with the suggestion that a teacher be allowed to select the one he or she prefers to follow. The goal of this method is to lessen teacher hostility toward supervision by determining the means by which personal evaluation will be conducted. (JD)

Offers some concepts that hold potential for reducing the frequency and intensity of the strained relationships that exist between supervisors and teachers. Introduces the school of thought in the social sciences known as "symbolic interactionism" and some of its principles as they may apply to the supervisor and gives some guidelines…

The techniques and methodologies of "management by objectives" is suggested to be of value in improving the nature and rate of application of clinical supervision and in improving inservice teacher training and evaluation. (MJB)

Supervisory skills for dealing with rehabilitated mentally ill employees are suggested, including (1) criticize the performance, not the person; (2) couch corrective criticism in nonjudgmental terms; (3) discuss grievances immediately; (4) be consistent; (5) be relaxed; and (6) be an example for staff. (CT)

Defines the ideal classroom environment and compares it with the effective clinical supervision situation (one-to-one encounter) and determines that the two are more similar than contrasting. Urges educators and their supervisors to create ideal teaching/learning environments based on the premise that people learn what they live and experience.…

Reviews social influence literature and proposes a model of counselor supervision based on social influence theory and research. Suggests that supervisees seek supervisor assistance because they view supervisors as individuals who can resolve difficulties supervisees feel are beyond their control. (JAC)

In the early 1990s, New Zealand attempted a comprehensive reform of educational administration in early childhood, primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. Polytechnic universities were included in calls for proposals. A comparative study of analogous Australian, American, Canadian, European, and Chilean institutions and interviews with managers…