This study examines the effectiveness of a new counseling practicum training model, which was developed as part of a Professional Development School (PDS) program. Unlike the traditional counseling practicum, the college instructor and graduate students worked together in a school setting one day a week. All supervision was provided on-site and…

The purpose of this book is to help new student affairs workers in higher education make an easier transition from graduate student to full-time professional. It also hopes to increase the retention of professionals who enter the field. This book provides an examination of key issues facing new professionals and suggests ways of thinking about the…

This second edition offers step-by-step instruction for supervisors of novice counselors. The book is divided into three major parts. The first part, "Introduction and Ethical Framework," contains an introduction in which commitment to supervisor and counselor development is discussed. Chapter 2 provides ethical guidelines for…

A description of a system for analysing supervisor-teacher interaction as developed by Arthur Blumberg of the Educational Administration Department at Syracuse University. (JA)

Article considered the functions of the department chairman. (RK)

To accomplish this the article advocates more care in placing student teachers, and in training and selecting their supervisors, and in thrusting'' a student into a classroom experience. (JA)

This article studies an actual supervisory conference between an assistant department head and a teacher on the department staff. It compares methods of analysis and of interpretation of the interaction between the supervisor and the teacher. (Author/JA)

Direct supervision of teachers for agricultural programs in Ohio is moving from the State to the local level. The primary function of the local supervisor is to improve the instruction in programs for high school and adult students in the Vocational Education Planning District. Other duties vary according to local policies. (AG)

Suggestions include: (1) key role of supervisor in field experience, (2) a need for depth of knowledge in areas of teaching certification, (3) faculty cooperative participation in preparation of future teachers, and (4) intern programs. (MU)

The results of this study support the use of recorded models and a supervisor style that deals specifically with techniques as effective means of imparting empathic skills. (Author)

Supervisors should be responsible for long-range instructional planning, monitoring planned changes in programs, program evaluation and experimentation of new instructional ways. (Author/AF)