Examined relationships among real and ideal time allocation characteristics, perceptions of leader behavior, and educational level, as well as other demographic characteristics through a survey of rehabilitation counselor-supervisors (N=30). Educational level was related to how vocational rehabilitation counselor-supervisors view their role and…

Advocates restoring authority of supervisors to meet their responsibilities. Discusses authority conferred by organizations, personality, and knowledge. Suggests development through coaching, course preparation, and appraising. Reviews effective supervisory skills: team building, problem solving, understanding legalities, controlling multi-racial…

Discusses a managerial training course which uses concepts from literature to illustrate interpersonal attributes. Describes four activities to aid course participants in developing and applying managerial skills. (RS)

Data from portable heart-rate monitors and work diaries were used to relate Mintzberg's "nature of managerial work" to physiological stress in small number of working principals over three complete work days. Principals found to be working under extreme stress for long hours, and certain activities were more stressful than others.…

Effects of supervision support and supervisor race were examined. Sixty Caucasian women, supervised by one of six experienced supervisors (three African American, three Caucasian), served as counselors in two counseling sessions with a confederate client. Results revealed main effect for supervisor level of support but no effects for supervisor…

First-year teachers need mentoring by experienced, successful practitioners. This paper suggests a model for preparing mentors that was developed by school district personnel and university faculty. The model provides 14 hours (distributed over the school year) of training in philosophy, basic mentoring, communication skills, peer supervision,…

Describes the results of a national survey of administrators in 121 American Indian child welfare programs. Administrators expressed job satisfaction and rated their professional practice and supervisory skills as moderate to high. Level of educational attainment was related to ratings of professional practice and supervisory skills. (SM)

A survey of 212 Wisconsin special educators found the majority were expected to supervise paraeducators but had no preservice education or inservice from their school system. Ninety percent felt teacher-educator institutions should educate preservice educators and indicated topics that should be covered. Respondents' challenges to working with…

This article argues that the changing nature of the dissertation experience, and its associated supervision, calls for more detailed attention to the development of dissertation supervisors. Dissertations have always played a major role in student learning. The following themes constitute the kernel of the article the role of the dissertation in…

We are thesis examiners within the Australian academic system who formed a community of practice to try to resolve some of the issues we were facing. Stories of examiners reflecting on and examining their own practice are a notable silence in the higher degree research literature. In this study we have adopted a storytelling inquiry method that…

Four preschool supervisors were individually trained in a collaborative team approach in which classroom and resource teachers together developed a plan to increase the peer interactions of the entire class, including children with disabilities. The purpose of the research was to assess the generalization of effects to a new program target…

Sponsored by the Department of Education under Title II-B, Library Career Training Institute, Ponce Technical University College's Library Management Institute was intended to improve the supervisory skills of 30 librarians of the University of Puerto Rico's Regional Colleges Administration. The institute consisted of eight continuing education…

Directed to industrial training personnel, the article presents a brief outline concerning a logical, systematic, and realistic training tool for dealing with alcoholism which can be incorporated into management development training programs. (Author/MW)

These teacher's materials are intended to support trainers as they conduct a 1-day course on each of the following topics regarding the hotel and catering industry in Great Britain: the customer perspective, customer service standards, and quality control. The first section explains how to use the materials. The instructions for conducting each…

The objective of this study was to examine whether training prospective supervisors in transactional analysis (TA) would affect their verbal interaction in supervisory conferences in comparison to a group of untrained prospective supervisors. The hypothesis was that supervisory students trained in TA would use more productive transactions in their…