Download or read book A Practical Guide for Supervisory Training and Development written by Donald L. Kirkpatrick and published by Addison Wesley Publishing Company. This book was released on 1983 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: A text for training and developing supervisors uses a "how-to-do-it" format, supplemented by specific illustrations, forms, and examples. The 25 text chapters are grouped among 4 specific themes. These include preparation and considerations prior to supervisory training (rationale, needs, responsibility, organizational policy, conditions for maximum learning); training methods and evaluation; selecting and training new, potential supervisors; and a variety of case examples of effective supervisory training programs. Numerous practical, real-world examples are provided throughout the text. (wz).