The concept of clinical supervision has for several years incorporated ideas about supervisory techniques that have recently received growing support from research on the implementation of innovations by teachers. Among these ideas are that supervision should be focused on teacher behaviors, that analysis of patterns of teacher behavior can help…

Since 1975, more than 400 teachers have successfully completed workshops at the University of Lethbridge (Canada) on the application of clinical supervision methods in the supervision of student teachers. Over 100 of these teachers, all of whom had supervised at least 3 student teachers, responded to a questionnaire requesting information on the…

Ninety-one percent of the 116 students participating in the student teaching programs at the University of Lethbridge (Canada) in 1980 returned questionnaires concerning their perceptions of the behaviors of their student teaching supervisors. Of these supervisors, 43 had participated in workshops on clinical supervision offered by the university,…

The Clinical Instructor Program at the Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, seeks to improve the way clinical instructors (formerly cooperating teachers) are selected, trained, and rewarded, and to enhance collaboration between participating public school divisions and the Curry School of Education. The application process requires…

This paper presents a literature review relating to the instructional supervision of student teachers and a description of a study relating to student teacher supervision. Data from the review and study, which involved the observation of 14 student teaching experiences, indicate that student teaching is the most important aspect of preservice…

A study was undertaken to identify appropriate subject matter for an inhouse training seminar to help military supervisors control their feelings of burnout. Current literature in the field of professional and worker burnout was reviewed to identify potential topics for inclusion in the seminar. Next, 6 experts from the Phoenix (Arizona) National…

Graduate counseling students were placed in two groups according to whether they anticipated the supervisory relatonship to be more or less facilitative. Blacks differed from whites on how they anticipated the supervisory relationship. (Author)

The problems of meeting diverse needs, keeping training relevant, maintaining quality, minimizing administrative loads of course leaders, and keeping costs reasonable are discussed in this article dealing with the General Electric (GE) formen/supervisor program (FSP). Evaluation criteria for FSP course leaders and instructional modules are…

Describes results of turning to management consulting by Oakland Community College in Bloomfield Hills, Illinois. From an expensive, overstaffed custodial/maintenance department and inadequate work scheduling and supervision, Oakland went to a streamlined operation with procedures and manpower requirements optimized through use of a sophisticated…

Accounted is the supervisory training program currently in operation in the printing and publishing industry. The purpose of the training program is to increase managerial efficiency and to better prepare new supervisors. (DS)

Programs for developing the managerial capacities of department heads in secondary schools tend to be of two types. One type concentrates on the dynamics of interactions between participants during the program. In this type of program, consultants either call for active involvement of the participants in the analysis of their interactions, or…

The primary purpose of this manual is the provision of instructions to district supervisors and exercise administrators regarding the fieldwork associated with the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) study. The study was designed to collect and disseminate data on the educational attainments of the nation's youth and to track any…