Supervision: A Redefinition

by Thomas J. Sergiovanni

The sixth edition of A Redefinition continues to promote a new vision of supervision from that of a top-down activity performed by higher ups in the school hierarchy, to one in which supervision is a shared activity involving all stake-holders in the school including teachers, administrators, and parents. The book sees schools as communities rather than organizations, and emphasizes the student-teacher relationship rather than bureaucratic functions. This edition of the text continues to emphasize the moral implications of supervision and teaching. The revision places greater emphasis on the role of community and the link between the learning community, students, and teachers. A new chapter 4, "Community as a Force for Change," argues that teachers must assume more responsibility in order to bring about reform. Chapter 6 now redefines collegiality more deeply as a self-obligation to collaborate with others.

352 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