This document discusses the meaning, definition, types, principles, methods, defects, and suggestions regarding school supervision. It defines supervision as overseeing the proper functioning of schools. The main types of supervision discussed are creative, corrective, laissez-faire, coercive, preventive, and democratic. Principles of supervision include impartiality, flexibility, and being constructive. Common methods are school visits, teacher meetings, and demonstration of teaching. Suggested improvements include replacing "inspection" with "supervision", ensuring supervisors have school experience, and providing proper training.

1. Supervisionprepared by Dr.GOGGI GUPTA,SIER ,PHASE-6
MOHALI

2. Meaning
 Supervision is a democratic term
meaning ‘to see’ or ‘over see’ the
working of the schools.
 An administrator of the school
supervises his school in a way the
inspector of the school is supposed
to do it. Headmaster examines the
work of individual teachers posted
in that very school whereas the
inspector or supervisor sees in
general the proper functioning of
many schools which may include
Headmasters and large number of

3. Definition
 “Supervisor is a leader
or Administrator with
special skills in the area
of curriculum
development and
improvement” -
Campbell
 “Supervision is
assistance in
development
Of a better teaching
learning situation.”
-

4. Types of Supervision
 Creative supervision-
 The headmaster supervises the
school keeping in mind the aims of
supervision and nature of problems
. This type of supervision should
foster creative attitude among
teachers .
 Corrective Supervision;
 The function of this supervision is
to locate and then remove the
drawbacks of teachers.

5. Continued..
 Laizze fair supervision
 In this type of supervision the
supervisor do not interfere in the
working of teachers.
 Coercive Supervision
 Also known as autocratic
supervision .in this kind of
supervision , teaching works and
the methods of teaching are pre
planned . The supervisor can adopt
strict and hard attempts to improve
the teaching of teachers .

6.  Preventive Supervision
 The supervision tends to solve the
solution of problems related to
different activities of school and
help teachers and the headmasters
to in this direction.
 Democratic supervision
 This type of supervision
believes in the ideals of
democracy. The supervision
does not treat himself as an
authority rather he tries to
corporate with others.

7. Principles of supervision
Impartiality
Flexibility
Scientific
nature
Continuity
Constructive
Comprehensive Democratic
Sympathy &
co-operation
Assessing the
activities of
school

8. Continued..
Professional
growth
Progressivism
Persuasive
attitude
Assessing
written work
Planned

9. Methods Of Supervision
School Visit
Teachers meetings
and conferences
Demonstration Of
Teaching

10. Continued..
Evaluation
Planned Intra and
inter School Visit

11. Defects In Present Day
Supervision
The Following are the
defects in the supervision
and inspection prevailing
today:
 Unstable Supervisions.
 All Pomp And Show
 Centralisation Of Policies
 Mare Concerned With
Administrative Work
 Excessive Load of Work
 No Subject Expert
 Dictatorial

12. Continued..
 Interference by private Management
 Present day inspection is complete
in itself.
 Distrust between the inspection
staff and school staff.

13. Suggestions
 Word Inspection should be
replaced by supervision.
 Supervisor should have experience
of school life.
 Supervisor should discourage and
type of pomp and show shown in
school.
 Suggestions of teachers/heads
should be accepted.
 Supervision should not be one man
job.

14. Continued..
 Work load of supervisory staff
should be according to norms.
 Good Co-operation and
Coordination between different
school and office of supervisors.
 Supervisors should not injure
feeling of anybody.
 Proper Training of supervisory
staff.