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Clinical Supervision in Today's Schools Purpose of the Study The purpose of this study is to present the definition of clinical supervision and some basic concepts that are currently being used in the clinical supervision of public schools today. By having a clear ....

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.... educated in the roles and responsibilities of the clinical supervisor. The following study may serve as a review of some current definitions and concepts. Background Information The earliest supervisors in America's schools were often nothing more than overly critical "snoops" whose main job was to find what a teacher was doing wrong and report it to the teacher's superiors. Today we refer to this type of supervisor as a "snoopervisor". It was more likely that a teacher would receive a reprimand or dismissal as a result of those supervisory visits. The role of the school supervisor has changed drastically from the humble beginnings of America ....