Critiquing the McFaul and Cooper article, the author cites poor research design and implementation as the reason for negative research findings on clinical supervision. Seven concepts of clinical supervision are outlined. (MD)

Proposes the Effective Supervision and Consultation (ESC) model as a guide for counselor educators who are helping agencies build effective supervision programs. The ESC model is presented with an emphasis on the assessment, training, and evaluation components of consultation services in counselor supervision. (JAC)

Discusses training needs of company supervisors and describes favorable elements of tailor-made in-company courses in terms of administration, course content, management commitment, project work, role of external training advisors, "spin-off", and validation. (WL)

The Empathic Rational Action (ERA) model is presented as an introductory training program for clinical supervisors. This system, said the authors, requires supervisory action as process rationale, to include objective data collection. (Editor/RK)

Paraeducators were first introduced into American classrooms in response to teacher shortages during the early years of the post-World War II baby boom. Today, they are major participants in the delivery of education and special services, from early childhood through high school, for children with and without disabilities, and for those who speak…

In view of the fact that many of the important duties of the vocational agriculture teacher involve supervision of students, pre-service and in-service agricultural teacher preparation programs should include supervisory training as part of their responsibility. (AG)

Author used controlled experiments to determine the effects of short and long spacing and to refine and improve a training program; extensive training resulted in higher levels of learning, accompanied by more dropouts and higher absenteeism.'' (Author)

Describes a program designed to upgrade the skills of business owner/managers and supervisory personnel. (SB)

Charts illustrate the concept of managers training their own subordinates by a Do-It-Yourself system" used successfully by the author. (Editor/SP)

A supervisory training program shows how classroom training results help predict potential foreman success. (Editor)

Describes a program in which group leaders helped members deal with existing concerns. Reaction by supervisors was very positive. (CJ)

The Individual Supervisory Conference Rating Scale (ISCRS) was developed and validated to provide a conference rating instrument for researchers, supervisors, and supervisees in speech-language pathology. Procedures to determine both reliability and validity of the scale were implemented throughout the development process. (Author)

Presents a Conference Category System (CCS) which will help social studies supervisors develop the skills necessary to conduct a conference effectively. The CCS can be applied using either a shared-analysis or self-analysis approach in conjunction with a video or audio-tape recorder. (RM)