Supervision: New Perspectives for Theory and Practice

Jeffrey Glanz · Sally J. Zepeda

Oct 2015 · Rowman & Littlefield

About this eBook

Supervision: New Perspectives for Theory and Practice co-edited by two prominent scholars in the field (Jeffrey Glanz and Sally Zepeda),draws attention to supervision as a function that is often misunderstood, under-appreciated, and frequently controversial. Much has changed in the last two decades in the education world. These changes have inevitably influenced the theory and practice of supervision. This text includes some of the top scholars in the field in the USA to offer their insights to important topics and issues in supervision. To strike a balance, the editors also included award-winning practitioners who share their insights about supervision. We hope that this volume raises awareness to several critical issues that affect teachers, administrators, and policy makers.

With the range of topics associated with supervision, we believe that the authors offer an informed and lively discussion of supervision in the present and future contexts of schools. Through our efforts, we believe that the multiple contexts in which supervision unfolds are examined alongside trends including high-stakes testing, the uses of data, the work superintendents do to supervise principals, and the type of supervision that builds a just and caring school culture that is culturally relevant and respectful for teachers and leaders.

About the author

Jeffrey Glanz lives in Israel and is currently Head of the M.Ed program in leadership and management in educational systems at Michlala-Jerusalem College. He held the Silverstein Chair in Professional Ethics and Values and was a tenured professor of Jewish Education in the Azrieli Graduate School of Yeshiva University. He was Dean of Graduate Studies and Chair of Education at Wagner College in Staten Island, New York. He was executive assistant to the president at Kean University and at Kean was named Graduate Teacher of the Year by the Student Graduate Association. He was also the recipient of the Presidential Award for Outstanding Scholarship. Dr. Glanz has authored, co-authored, edited, and co-edited twenty-one (21) books on various educational topics, including a co-authored book with Rowman & Littlefield titled Revisiting Dewey: Best Practices for Educating the Whole Child Today and the author of the new third edition of Action Research: An Educational Leader’s Guide to School Improvement.

Sally Zepeda served as a high school teacher and K-12 administrator before entering higher education. She is a professor in the Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy in the Program of Educational Administration and Policy at the University of Georgia, where she teaches courses in instructional supervision, professional development, teacher evaluation, and school improvement. She is also a Fellow, Institute for Interdisciplinary Research in Education and Human Development, University of Georgia. Sally Zepeda has written widely about instructional leadership and the supervision and evaluation of teaching. In 2004, she edited a special issue of the NASSP Bulletin on instructional supervision for the National Association of Secondary School Principals. Sally’s 18 books include Professional Development: What Works (2nd ed.); The Principal as Instructional Leader: A Handbook for Supervisors (3rd ed.); Instructional Supervision: Applying Tools and Concepts (3rd ed.); and The Instructional Leader's Guide to Informal Classroom Observations (3rd ed.). In 2005, Sally Zepeda was named a Master Professor by the University Council of Educational Administration (UCEA), and in 2013 she received the Paula Silver Case Award, Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership (2014 for Best Case in 2013) from the University Council of Educational Administration.