Supervision: A Redefinition

by Thomas J. Sergiovanni

The ninth edition of "Supervision: A Redefinition" is a research-based guide to the practice of supervision that aims to clarify the major challenges teachers and supervisors face within the policy context; focus on essential, foundational understandings that feed the integrity of teaching and supervision; and explore the complexities of the practice of supervision and teaching which supervisors must deal with. The 9th edition re-defines supervision once again in light of the complex demands being placed on principals and central office administrators, while continuing to emphasize the book's original theme of human perspectives.

199 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Thomas Sergiovanni was Lillian Radford Professor of Education at Trinity University (San Antonio, Texas).

Reviews

[Yari · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this book as part of a course at Liberty University. A great start if interested in the field of school leadership.

[Yolanda · Rating 1 out of 5]

Looks at the different aspects of classroom/teacher evaluations. Informative, but boring-slow read

[Omar · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book, though ueseful, was way over-priced.

[Jaime K · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall, I thought this was a good book for supervision. It was mostly easy to read and the chapters weren't terribly long. Some of the questions after each chapter were great and thought-provoking; others made me feel like it was stretching. "Ask a few teachers you're comfortable with about evaluation..." These are not conversations I am comfortable talking with my colleagues about.

There were also times when the authors just threw in a bunch of jargon that made my head spin. Those were the times I thought and now it's time to stop, I don't care if I'm mid-chapter. Most of it was an easy read, so I don't understand why an entire paragraph would have SAT and LSAT words to describe "you want the students to learn from their past." If they said it once, they can say it again.

I'm glad my professor provided additional materials and required more applicable assignments, but this is a good source to have.

[Kristin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Considering I had to read this book for a class, it wasn't bad. It did a good job explaining the information provided with examples and case studies. My biggest issue was how expensive it was! Yikes!

[Abby · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read for a grad class.

[Noeruluzumakii · Rating 4 out of 5]

i want to read