Supervisory Leadership: Focus On Instruction

Supervisory Leadership emphasizes leadership practices and covers the concepts, principles, and skills needed to be a successful supervisor. This well-researched and comprehensive book describes the supervisor's work with teachers as moving from a deficit model (helping) to a collegial, cooperative, mentoring approach. It also provides helpful connections that describe and support the role of supervisors in school culture. The authors provide a view of contemporary supervisory practice with particular attention given to the importance of past practices, the workplace and culture, leadership qualities, communication skills, models and mechanics of the supervision process, and the process of change and decision-making. Written in an easily understood language, Supervisory Leadership offers an interactive, realistic, and meaningful learning experience with opportunities for readers to reflect on their leadership skills development. Suitable for supervisors and educational administrators.