Supervision: A Redefinition

Supervision: A Redefinition by Thomas J. Sergiovanni; Robert J. Starratt. Hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780070563391.

First published in 1971 and now the best known book in the field,Supervision: A Redefinition continues to be the leading text for combining an in-depth view of theory and research for supervision with practical applications. The Seventh Edition continues a thirty-year tradition of breaking new ground by continuously redefining the field of supervision in response to changing school contexts,policies,and realities. The practical applications are supported by a conception of supervision as moral agency. The book continues to promote a new vision,or redefinition,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.