CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1   BACKGROUND OF STUDY

Supervision is one of the administrative tools that individuals and groups of people use in the day-to-day administration of their work or organizations (Nyarko, 2009), and according to Segun (2004), the quality of school supervision in modern school institutions requires a lot of attention because many people are now more aware than in the past about the value of education. As a result, there is a lot of interest in the school system's day-to-day functioning (Bessong and Ojong, 2009). According to Hismanoglu and Hismanoglu (2010), there is difficulty in agreeing on a clear definition of the word "educational supervision" because of variations in orientations, perceptions, knowledge, and familiarity with components of the framework, as well as analysis of its content. Daresh (2001) defines educational supervision as a dynamic process that leads to the study and improvement of all factors affecting the education situation, while Kilminster, Jolly, and Van der Vleuten (2007) define educational supervision as the provision of guidance and feedback on matters of personal, professional, and educational development in the context of the trainee's experience.

According to Segun (2004), supervision is defined as the encouragement of instructors' professional growth and development, the selection and modification of educational objectives, instructional materials, teaching techniques, and the assessment of instruction (Bessong and Ojong, 2009). Dodd (2008) defines supervision as counseling, directing, rejuvenating, encouraging, stimulating, improving, and supervising certain groups with the goal of gaining their cooperation in order for supervisors to be effective in their supervisory activities (Bessong and Ojong, 2009). According to Bailey (2006), modern educational supervision is defined as a technological process that tries to improve teaching and learning via the care, direction, and simulation of continuing growth for not just teachers but also any other individual who has an influence on the educational setting. Bailey (2006) sees educational supervision as a multi-stage collaborative process that accepts many perspectives that represent the correct interaction between the supervisor and the teacher in order to address educational challenges and discover acceptable solutions.

1. 1. This material content is developed to serve as a GUIDE for students to conduct academic research work
2. 2. As a source for additional understanding of the subject.
3. 3. As a source for ideas for your own research work (if properly referenced).
4. 4. For PROPER paraphrasing (see your university definition of plagiarism and acceptable paraphrase)
5. 5. Direct citing (if referenced properly)
Thank you so much for your respect to the authors copyright.