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Becoming a University Supervisor

Troubles, Travails, and Opportunities

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Supervising Student Teachers

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What does it mean to do supervision? What exactly is my role as a supervisor of pre-service teachers? Am I even doing this right? In addition to the fairly significant reduction in pay, these several questions were just a sample of the constant sources of worry that surrounded me as I left the high school social studies classroom to assume the role of university supervisor.

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Elfer, C.J. (2012). Becoming a University Supervisor. In: Supervising Student Teachers. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-095-8_1

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