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social science subjects > politics and international relations > governance > administration > supervision
... > social science subjects > business and management > management settings > business management > governance > administration > supervision
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > applied developmental science > development-promoting interventions > supervision
social science subjects > business and management > management skills > supervision
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > educational psychology > aptitude > academic ability > skills (abilities) > management skills > supervision
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > educational psychology > aptitude > academic ability > skills (abilities) > management skills > supervision
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > intelligence, ability, and aptitude > aptitude > academic ability > skills (abilities) > management skills > supervision
social science subjects > counseling and psychotherapy > counseling > professional development and standards > supervision

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supervision  

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  • Supervision can be traced throughout the evolution of education in the United States from the enactment of the 1642 “ye olde deluder Satan Act” to the present reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, known as the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The earliest forms of educational supervision were tied to religious control and then to secular interests, traced to the provisions in the Massachusetts Act of 1642, which required New Hampshire parents and masters to teach children reading, citizenship, and religion as a way to promote religious freedom, capital laws, as well as social harmony. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration; Supervision]

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