Interpersonal and Consultant Supervision Skills: A Clinical Model, 4th edition, 2006, contains theory about supervision, clear explanations of the skills required to implement the theory, and practical training activities to teach supervisors the skills.
The materials have been used by the authors and many trainers across the United States and around the world to teach middle and upper level managers in schools and universities, including team leaders, principals, chairpersons, curriculum coordinators, supervisors, department heads, department chairs, professors, and teachers. The book has been the basis for improving supervision in entire school districts, college and university supervision departments, individual consultations, national leadership training programs, and state departments of education.
Workshops using the book and its activities have been presented at the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development meetings and National Curriculum Study Institute Meetings.
It teaches people to think supervision as well as practice it. The skills enable supervisors to make real their vision of the ideal supervisory relationship in which people work together, are successful together, and have mutual respect, regardless of their positions. It helps them understand themselves better so they can understand others better.
Cost
Book price: $49.95Illinois residents tax: $1.50
S&H inside the US: $3.45
S&H to Canada: $6.05
S&H international: $13
About Dr. David W. Champagne
Dr. David W. Champagne was associate chairperson and associate professor of the Department of Administrative and Policy Studies at the University of Pittsburgh before his retirement from full time teaching. He continues to be an adjunct professor at S.U.N.Y. Albany where he teaches supervision, organizational development, curriculum and methods of instruction courses in the Educational Theory and Practice Program for Masters and Doctoral students from the U.S. and abroad.. He also presents workshops and consults with districts and organizations that wish to learn and apply these skills in their own fields and programs. Among his several published books are. The Intelligent Professor's Guide to Teaching; A Complete Trainers' Guide for Your Usual Needs Levels: An Inventory (part of a training and professional development package for supervisors), and a CD-Rom, How to Make a Better School, published by ROC EdTech Publishing, Inc.,1998.
About Dr. R. Craig Hogan
Dr. R. Craig Hogan has a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Supervision from the University of Pittsburgh, School of Education. He has served as director of extension studies at a private college, curriculum specialist at a medical school, educational development consultant in a university, and curriculum and instruction coordinator in a university. He is currently director and owner of the Business Writing Center, an Internet-based school training business writers around the world. His newest book is Explicit Business Writing: Best Practices for the Twenty-First Century, published in 2005.