A survey of 58 senior school administrators was conducted to test opinions commonly held in Manitoba regarding teacher turnover. Among the opinions tested were a) that teacher turnover is presently declining rapidly, b) that few tenured teachers are released, and c) that it is becoming increasingly difficult for newly qualified teachers to obtain…

Argues that managerial style and substance are inextricably intertwined, illustrating the discussion with excerpts from an extensive study and job analysis of first-line supervisors in a food packaging plant. (JG)

This paper presents an empirical approach to supervision and training of marriage and family therapists. Advantages from the use of the empirical approach include a systematic investigation of the skills and competencies of the therapists, and establishing the basis for the scientific study of supervision. Two case studies are given. (Author)

Described are the professional and personal problems of a speech clinician and reviewed are the procedures used by the supervisor to change the clinician's behavior. (CL)

Differences among the purposes, reasons to observe, reasons to confer, and aims are delineated for the nominal, prescriptive, and reflective models of teacher supervision. Questions are raised regarding supervisory skills and subjects. (CB)

An attempt to define the goals of teacher supervision discusses five premises of supervision that must shift if the goals are to include encouraging teachers to be reflective, thoughtful, and empowered. (Author/CB)

Discusses case presentation approach as mechanism for improving case conceptualization skills. Describes case presentation as dealing with three conceptualization tasks: (1) identifying and differentiating how observations and inferences provide evidence for clinical judgments; (2) describing components of counseling relationship; and (3)…

Identifies effective motivational techniques for cooperative education coordinators to share with supervisors and provides suggestions for supervisors to follow to help make a student's cooperative experience productive. (JOW)

This article explores supervision as an important professional activity which can positively influence school psychologists' service delivery awareness, skills, and interactions, thereby improving their overall effectiveness with referred and identified children. A representational model of the supervision process is presented, coordinating the…

Examined effects of supervisor experience level (no, low, and high) on presession planning and in-session supervisor verbal behavior. No significant differences were found between levels in planning statements; however, differences were observed in supervision session. Low- and high-experience supervisors were rated more positively than…

Describes a strategy for improving classroom teacher effectiveness by improving supervision of teachers. Outlines a nine-point theory of supervision, provides 17 principles of learning from teaching, and presents a vignette illustrating these principles in operation. (LP)

This article examines selected approaches to student teacher supervision within the context of contingency theory. These include authentic supervision, developmental supervision, and supervision based on the student's level of maturity. (MT)

Needed is a shift from more traditional, technical, scientific, management-based teacher supervision to methods that allow teachers to gain a greater understanding of the teaching process per se, such as clinical supervision. However, greater attention needs to be given to the philosophy and rationale of clinical supervision. (Author/DCS)

Argues that theories of management and administration should be put into practice in the same academic institutions in which they were born, as they have the same applicability for college administrators as corporate managers. (DMM)

Examined differences in supervision across levels of counselor training in three studies. Results were congruent with a developmental model, suggesting interpersonal influence variables, differences in supervisory effectiveness at different levels, and different types of critical incidents within supervision. (JAC)