Clinical supervision: A case study of Clinical Supervision as it relates to the improvement of novice teachers

This study explores the potential for Clinical Supervision (Cogan, 1973) to provide support and improve the instructional processes of novice teachers.;A qualitative single case study design consisting of a teacher and supervisor (the researcher) engaging in five cycles of the Clinical Supervision process was conducted. Data from each observation and conference were collected and analyzed using the constant comparative analysis method.;The results of this study indicate that using Clinical Supervision with a novice teacher can impact the teacher's instructional practice. Instructional practices that showed improvement specific to this study included questioning strategies and lesson design. Leithwood (1992) proposes that there are six stages in the development of professional expertise for teachers. The results of this study indicate that Clinical Supervision helped the novice teacher advance from Stage 1 "survival skills" to Stage 2 "basic competence in instruction" according to Leithwood's six stages.