Twenty-nine graduate students training to become speech-language service supervisors were provided with 35 hours of lecture, role-playing, and simulation concerning supervisor/supervisee conferencing skills. Pre/post measures of conferencing skills indicated that the trainees modified their conference behaviors and achieved grade-contingent preset…

Reports 126 interns' ratings of 31 existing and ideal clinical supervision behaviors before and after 4-month internship, to determine satisfaction with cooperating teacher supervision. Training and frequent practice in clinical supervision rated most ideal supervisory behaviors. Audio, video recording rated lowest. Recommends observational method…

Discusses the results of a recent Canadian study in which the perceptions of superintendents, principals, and teachers were analyzed and compared in order to determine the actual level of agreement between the practices for instructional supervision outlined in the school division's policy manual and the actual practice in the schools governed by…

This article examines changes in Australia's higher education system (institutional mergers, market forces, expansion of enrollment) that threaten the quality of graduate-level research and comparability of Australia's standards internationally. The role of the research supervisor, the process of supervising research, and students' perceptions of…

Workplace assessment (WPA) of New Zealand's National Qualifications Framework (NQF) competencies has become a significant alternative pathway for vocational adult education. This article reports on a research project which compares stated intentions for workplace assessment with evidence of its practical realization. The perceptions of the…

This teacher's guide on leadership for U.S. Air Force lieutenants presents two lessons which are part of a larger "Need and Accountability for Leadership Development" program. The lessons include objectives and corresponding procedures with their associated issues and are intended to take about 30 to 50 minutes. The overall curriculum of…

This practicum designed and implemented a staff training process to help lead teachers in a school-age child care setting improve their supervisory skills and responsibilities in order to improve program practices. The coaching project covered three stages: preparation for coaching, the coaching sessions, and evaluation of the project. Lead…

A study ascertained training, retraining, consulting, and technical support needs of small manufacturing companies in Ohio. Data were obtained from nine service areas of Ohio's two-year educational institutions to determine what human, technical, and physical assets campuses should make available. A survey instrument was designed to provide…

University supervisors act as the link between the needs and interests of student teachers, institutions of higher learning, and public and private schools. This volume serves as a practical guide for university supervisors, examining the supervisory process as well as the necessary preparation and responsibilities of the supervisor, the…

A project revalidated, revised, and adapted/modified the minimum core competencies for the management and cooperative vocational/industrial education (CIE) courses on the secondary level. In Missouri, each marketing instructor teaching a management course and each CIE instructor completed a survey instrument for the assessment of each core…

Maryland's School Improvement Through Instructional Process (SITIP) program involves all 24 local education agencies in implementing one or more of the following research-based instructional models: Active Teaching, Mastery Learning, Student Team Learning, and Teaching Variables. Following a review of background information, state education agency…

The Clinical Field Supervisor Program at the State University of New York College at Fredonia identifies and trains college personnel and classroom teachers from area school districts to serve as clinical field supervisors and associate faculty in the teacher education program. The goal is to improve the quality and quantity of supervision that…

The introduction and the three booklets contained in this packet are intended to provide guidance to further education staff who are implementing, or planning to implement, National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) based on the standards devised by the Administrative, Business, and Commercial (ABC) Training Group in Great Britain. The boklet on…

This learning unit on needs and rewards is one in the Choice Series, a self-learning development program for supervisors. Purpose stated for the approximately eight-hour-long unit is to enable the supervisor to understand and list the needs that influence work behavior and devise ways in which a work system can be both productive and rewarding for…

This learning unit on using graphs is one in the Choice Series, a self-learning development program for supervisors. Purpose stated for the approximately eight-hour-long unit is to enable the supervisor to look at the usefulness of graphs in displaying figures, use graphs to compare sets of figures, identify trends and seasonal variations in…