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Educational Management Kulwinder Pal, Lovely Professional University

Notes Unit 18: Qualities of an Effective Supervisor

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
18.1 Objectives of Supervision
18.2 Methods of Supervision
18.3 Qualities of an Effective Supervisor
18.4 Summary
18.5 Keywords

18.6 Review Questions
18.7 Further Readings

Objectives

The objectives of this unit can be summarised as below :
• To discuss about the Objective of Supervision

• To describe about the Methods of Supervision
• To explain about the Qualities of an Effective Supervisor
Introduction

An important factor contributing to employees' job satisfaction is the quality of supervision that
they receive. The supervisor is someone with whom they interact on a daily basis. The nature of this
relationship can make or mar an entire department's output. Supervising employees is not about
ordering people around and expecting them to comply. Rather, it provides the superior with an
opportunity to truly inspire his team to achieve the highest levels of performance.
18.1 Objectives of Supervision

In the educational literature, we come across words like ‘aims’, ‘purpose’, goals’ and ‘objectives’.
The terms are used interchangeably and loosely. It should be observed that the dictionary equates
‘objectives’ with ‘goals’. In instructional planning ‘goal’ and ‘objectives’ are not the same and should
not be used interchangeably. For purposes of instructional design it is best to avoid using the words
‘goals’ and ‘purposes’. These terms should be relegated to philosophical discussions of education
on a broad scale. When somebody speaks of ‘goals’ he means the broad aims or purposes of education.
Educational goals are concerned with the whole process of education. And schooling. But objectives
are concerned with specific content. School supervision is a specific content of the whole process of
education. Therefore, the instructional planners and specialists have recommended the following as
the objectives of supervision.
(1) Helping Teachers to Plan for Instruction.
(2) Helping Teachers to Present Instruction.
(3) Helping Teachers to use Modern Methods of Teaching.

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