Supervision of New Professionals in Student Affairs: Assessing and Addressing Needs

This qualitative study examined the supervision of new professionals from the perspectives of new professionals and their supervisors. Analysis of interviews with four new professionals and their supervisors suggested the following: (a) supervisors supervised the way they wanted to be supervised, (b...

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Published in:The College student affairs journal 2006-10, Vol.26 (1), p.64
Main Authors: Janice Davis Barham, Winston, Roger B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult Development
Attrition (Research Studies)
Educational Diagnosis
Expectation
Interpersonal Competence
Interviews
Job satisfaction
Literature Reviews
Mail Surveys
Needs Assessment
Participant Satisfaction
Professional development
Student Personnel Services
Student Personnel Workers
Supervision
Supervisor Qualifications
Supervisor Supervisee Relationship
Supervisors
Supervisory Methods
Theory Practice Relationship
United States (Southeast)
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Summary:This qualitative study examined the supervision of new professionals from the perspectives of new professionals and their supervisors. Analysis of interviews with four new professionals and their supervisors suggested the following: (a) supervisors supervised the way they wanted to be supervised, (b) new professionals had difficulty identifying and/or articulating what they wanted or needed from their supervisors, (c) seasoned supervisors appeared to be better diagnosticians of new professionals' needs than novice supervisors, (d) some supervisors lacked the skills necessary to diagnose accurately the supervision needs of new professionals, and (e) there appeared to be little direct connection between identified supervision needs of new professionals and professional development activities. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0888-210X