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University-Based Teacher Supervisors: Their Voices, Their Dilemmas

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: Despite university supervisors’ critical role in the success of PK-12 teacher candidates, research is limited on how to best prepare supervisors to mentor their supervisees and interact with cooperating teachers and school administrators. By using two surveys and a focus group meeting, this qualitative study explores supervisors’ experiences to surface dilemmas of supervisory practice. Results indicate supervisors suffer overwhelming workloads, feel marginalized by their institutions, lack ongoing training, and are often unclear as to what their role is. The success of the cadres of clinical supervisors ultimately depends on training, but more crucially on full engagement by their home institutions.

Source: Journal of Educational Supervision

DOI: 10.31045/jes.2.1.2

Authors: Bede McCormack, Laura H. Baecher, Alex Cuenca

Institutions: LaGuardia Community College, City University of New York, Hunter College, Indiana University

Language: English

Topic: Teacher Education and Leadership Studies

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2931086599

FWCI: 11.39

Cites: 41

Cited by: 47

Related to: 10