This article investigates the hidden curriculum of Ontario's New Teacher Induction Program (NTIP). The study involved interviews with 47 teacher educators from eight faculties of education. Responses revealed concerns about (a) who chooses the mentors, (b) the probationary status of new teachers, and (c) the evaluation of new teachers' competence.…

The authors conducted a survey of marriage and family therapy (MFT) doctoral students in programs accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE). MFT doctoral students (N = 82) from across the United States responded to a web-based survey that focused on career aspirations, training opportunities,…

In recent years, it has been reported that an alarming number of teachers are leaving the profession in the first three years after graduation from a pre-service program. This phenomenon is common in North America and it is essential that educators identify the challenges surrounding new teachers and provide supports to assist them. The vast…

This article demonstrates the value of theoretical ex-ante evaluation of policy programs. We show how a specific policy might not achieve its objectives and illustrate the elements of the policy, which need improvement. These conclusions are based on a reconstruction and evaluation of the theory behind a policy program that aims to increase…

The Clinical Practice Assessment System (CPAS), developed in response to teacher preparation program accreditation requirements, represents a paradigm shift of one university toward data-based decision-making in teacher education programs. The new assessment system is a scale aligned with INTASC Standards, which allows for observation and…

Differentiated supervision is an approach to supervision that provides teachers with options about the kinds of supervisory and evaluative services they receive. The differentiated model provides intensive development to nontenured teachers and to tenured teachers with serious problems. The rest of the faculty receive options for fostering their…

This paper reviews the literature on the developmental stages of trainees and supervisors and how experience changes each of these groups. The assumption that trainees and supervisors learn and improve as they gain in experience does not explain how psychology trainees and supervisors change. The nature of this change leads to a number of…

THE HARVARD-LEXINGTON 1963 SUMMER PROGRAM FOR TRAINING EDUCATIONAL SUPERVISORS WAS ANALYZED IN AN ATTEMPT TO CREATE A NATURAL HISTORY OF SUPERVISION AND TEACHING AND TO DISCOVER PROBLEMS OF SUPERVISION AND SUPERVISORY EDUCATION. TAPE RECORDINGS, BASED ON SUBSTANTIVE AND PROBLEMATIC RICHNESS, WERE MADE OF ALL SESSIONS IN WHICH SUPERVISION WAS BEING…

This document emphasizes the importance of inquiry into teaching behavior by supervisors in professional laboratories and suggests ways and means of conducting that inquiry. The document is divided into three areas: a) an examination of the current and predicted nature of professional laboratory experiences in the education of teachers, b) a…

Neighborhood Youth Corps participants (N=250) experienced group counseling over a 10-week period. Approximately half of the groups were conducted by five counselors who were supervised by a practicum instructor, and the remainder of the groups were led by unsupervised counselors. The participants in the supervised counseling groups were more…

Supervision of teachers, write these authors, should foster the growth of the individual and stimulate the organization in the attainment of its objectives and desired goals. They explain that this can be done through self-management. The complete process is described. (Editor)

The internship experience is an integral part of the graduate program for counselor education students. The APA Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice and the ACPA code of ethics require that students receive regular supervision from site and faculty supervisors during the practicum and internship experiences. However, when student counselors…

The function and image of the Inspector must move in new directions, particularly in view of an increasing professionalism among teachers. His major function must become that of system's supervisor-coordinator, with both professional and public relations involved. (Author)

Discusses managerial tasks which a department chairman will have to fulfill for successful science programs in comprehensive schools in England. (PS)

The results of this study indicated that a basic encounter group experience had no effect as measured by the Personality Orientation Inventory either on the participant supervisory teachers or on the teacher trainees with whom they subsequently worked in small groups. (Author)