Principles of Good Supervision
When it comes to principles of good supervision, care should be tailored to individual needs. Supervisors should always see themselves as a leader to provide guidance and encouragement. Oversight should be democratic. Supervision should be well planned and adapted to good planning.
Principles of Supervision
Right intensity
Lesser the weight of supervision higher the output. So, a supervisor must be given optimum work.
Personal interest
The supervisors should take a personal interest in the welfare of the workers under them. They must be willing to listen to the personal problems of workers.
Consultations
A good supervisor must consult people under him. He can afford opportunities for a free and frank discussion of issues and problems.
Loyalty
He must exhibit his loyalty to his subordinates by safeguarding their interests. He should not offend the dignity of workers below him.
Informal assessment
Informal appraisal of the performance of the subordinates and pointing out their shortcomings to improve.
Broader interest
Supervisors are expected to take interest in management functions like planning, organizing, directing and controlling.
Work climate
He can create better work climate for successful achievements. Any strain in the work climate will spoil the whole organisation.
Educational supervision is based on principles, the observance which should ensure purposefulness and dynamism in an educational system. To accomplish an education system to continually improve quality and create new qualities of education depends on the fundamental principles of Supervision. Education leaders must follow the principles of educational supervision and guidance to improve education and learning conditions. One must always keep these principles in mind in one’s plans and activities. Because of the importance of observing and considering, the respective principles in relevant pedagogical supervision and guidance, one can find that supervisory principles guide supervisors in the design and delivery of pedagogical supervision.
