A review of Clinical Supervision: Special Methods for the Supervision of Teachers (Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1969) by Robert Goldhammer. (CK)

Traditional supervision paradigms, based on changing teachers' behavior, are ineffective. The Knowledge Work Supervision model helps align supervisory processes with a school system's purposes, goals, and outcomes. A special supervisory paradigm that shifts focus from individual behavior to an organization's work processes and social systems is…

Applies Donald Schon's concept of the "reflective practitioner" to Robert Goldhammer's clinical supervision cycle (pre-observation conference, observation, analysis and strategy, supervision conference, and postconference analysis), stressing personal growth purposes for teacher and supervisor alike. Explores a clinical supervisor's…

Developmental supervision requires the instructional leader to use alternative supervisory approaches to help teachers improve their instruction and cognitive growth. In a study attempting to match supervisor approach to teacher conceptual level during actual postconferences, participating supervisors' perceptions of all three approaches upheld…

The article presents a model of problem solving in supervisory interactions in public school speech-language-hearing programs. Specific principles of supervision and related recommendations for collaborative problem solving are discussed, as are continued professional growth of both supervisees and supervisors, interdisciplinary team functioning,…

Classroom artifacts, physical objects produced by teachers or students for specific instructional purposes, have a special importance in science instruction. Article uses three examples of supervisory styles (directive, collaborative, and nondirective) to illustrate how a supervisor might approach the use of artifacts while assisting a science…

The article describes a model of clinical supervision for speech and hearing services. The model includes a continuum perspective to meet the individual needs of supervisees. A focus on the scientific nature of the supervisory process and an understanding of process components are important factors in model implementation. (Author/DB)

Relates Carl Jung's concept of psychological functions to four families of clinical supervision: the original clinical models, the humanistic/artistic models, the technical/didactic models, and the developmental/reflective models. Differences among clinical supervision models within these families are clarified as representing "communication…

Revisions to nursing job descriptions in a hospital necessitated a leadership development program focused on reflective practice and clinical supervision. Nurses surveyed recognized improved performance in their supervisors in leadership skills and understanding of the role of senior clinical nurse. (SK)

If a school's goal is to improve the quality of the educational environment that it provides for its students--one that encourages creative thinking and problem solving, cooperative learning, and higher levels of thinking--then a principal must create the same type of atmosphere for those individuals most directly responsible for the success of…

A survey of 900 teachers and 300 principals examined the effectiveness of the clinical-supervision model used in U.S. secondary schools. Respondents valued collaboration in setting time for observations and analyzing data during a postobservation conference. Principals were commonly responsible for both supervising and evaluating teachers. Both…

Co-Ob coaching combines the proven effectiveness of cooperative and observational learning. It involves an intensive observation effort in 6 different classroom settings by a team of from 2 to 25 administrators, supervisors, and coaches seeking to develop or extend their coaching skills. (MLF)

A Michigan teacher evaluation system has two goals: to improve instruction and provide for professional growth. Emphasizing clinical supervision, the system calls for the supervisor and teacher to share equally in the challenge of expanding the teacher's classroom skills. (MLF)

By examining the structures and activities common to six case studies of clinical teacher supervision, this article identifies five conditions that facilitate changes in teacher thinking and behavior: development of a supportive, collegial relationship; teacher control over supervision products; continuity over time; focused, descriptive records…

In all professions, the development of the field rests on an established knowledge base and on newer, emerging information. As a discipline, instructional supervision has been influenced by both evaluation-based and clinically oriented theories. This paper presents findings of a study that sought to determine the degree to which various…