Supervision
Supervision is an act or instance of directing, managing, or oversight.
Etymology[edit]
The English noun "supervision" derives from the two Latin words "super" (above) and "videre" (see, observe).
Spelling[edit]
The spelling is "Supervision" in Standard English of all English linguistic varieties, including North American English.[1]
Definitions[edit]
Supervision is the act or function of overseeing something or somebody. It is the process that involves guiding, instructing and correcting someone.[2]
A person who performs supervision is a "supervisor", but does not always have the formal title of supervisor. A person who is getting supervision is the "supervisee".
Theoretical scope[edit]
Generally, supervision contains elements of providing knowledge, helping to organize tasks, enhance motivation, and monitoring activity and results; the amount of each element is varying in different contexts.[2]
Nature of supervision[edit]
Academia[edit]
In academia, supervision is aiding and guiding of a postgraduate research student, graduate student, or undergraduate student, in their research project; offering both moral support and scientific insight and guidance.[3] The supervisor is often a senior scientist or scholar, and in some countries called doctoral advisor.
Business[edit]
In business, supervision is overseeing the work of staff. The person performing supervision could lack a formal title or carry the title supervisor or manager, where the latter has wider authority.[4]
Counseling[edit]
In clinical supervision, the psychologist or psychiatrist has talk sessions with another professional in the field to debrief and mentally process the patient work. [5]
Society[edit]
In society, supervision could be performed by the state or corporate entities to monitor and control its citizens.[6] Public entities often do supervision of different activities in the nation, such as bank supervision.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ New Oxford American English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. 2010. ISBN 9780195392883.
- ^ a b supervizion.com (2009-09-26). "Supervision or Supervizion". Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ Remenyi, D. (2004). Research supervision for supervisors and their students. Money, Arthur H., 1941-. Kidmore End: Academic Conferences International. ISBN 0954709608. OCLC 55889551.
- ^ Asgar, Jack (2008). Supervision - The Organizational Role of Supervisors: What Every Supervisor Needs to Know. Universal-Publishers. ISBN 9781599429694.
- ^ Ladany, Nicholas; Bradley, Loretta J. (2011). Counselor Supervision. Routledge. ISBN 9781135966508.
- ^ Gilliom, John; Monahan, Torin (2012). SuperVision: An Introduction to the Surveillance Society. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226924458.
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