An authoritative guide to educational supervision in today’s complex environment The Wiley Handbook of Educational Supervision offers a comprehensive resource that explores the evolution of supervision through contributions from a panel of noted experts. The text explores a wealth of topics including recent and dramatic changes in the complex context of today’s schools. This important resource: Describes supervision in a historical context Includes a review of adult learning and professional community Reviews new teacher preparation and comprehensive induction systems Contains perspectives on administrative feedback, peer coaching and collaboration Presents information on professional development and job-embedding learning Examines policy and implementation challenges in teacher evaluation Written for researchers, policy analysts, school administrators and supervisors, The Wiley Handbook of Educational Supervision draws on concepts, theories and research from other closely related fields of study to enhance and challenge our understanding of educational supervision.

First published in 2012. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Provides information on how to transform a supervisory system into a performance-based model that connects to student achievement and teacher professional development.

-- Dean H. Hepworth, professor emeritus, School of Social Work, Arizona State University

Now there is a text that provides students with a comprehensive blueprint for supervisory practice in the field of education. In Supervision in Education Bernadette Marczely draws on her expertise in both law and education to fully explain different methods of supervision and to carefully identify the legal issues that drive each approach. The book presents the information future educational administrators need to know, plus it offers helpful pointers on what they need to do. Students will learn: _ How to understand the distinction between evaluation and supervision. _ How to personalize supervision to address unique professional needs. _ Why legally effective evaluation requires evidence of preliminary supervision. _ Why teachers, administrators, certified, and noncertified staff all merit thoughtful supervision. _ What legal and management implications to anticipate from different methods of supervision. _ Job descriptions, tables for differentiated supervision, case citations, and supervisory forms and procedures reinforce the text and help students apply the material in their future practice. Receive a free Instructor's Manual (0-8342-1910-7) when you order 10 or more books.

This is an overview of the broadly-defined field of school supervision, which encompasses the activities of individuals with a range of titles including principal, department head, team coordinator, superintendent, curriculum director, instructional supervisor, and others. Spanning nearly 40 years, the handbook serves to unify two generations of research by bringing the major works in the field together in an inclusive collection. The 52 chapters, authored by 77 recognized scholars, are organized into nine sections examining supervision as a field of inquiry and as a profession; recognizing the internal and external forces of change in the field; presenting key theoretical concepts, and practical guides; and pointing to future directions.