Seeking Remedy and Repair for Field Supervision

• In Event: Seeking Remedies in Schools and Classrooms: Centering Health, Emotions, and Teacher Voice

Abstract

This paper examines the marginalization of field supervision in teacher education and the emotional labor performed by supervisors. Through a collaborative self-study of two experienced field supervisors, the authors examine the emotion work involved in supporting student teachers. Findings demonstrate that supervisors engage in significant emotional labor, including managing their own emotions and those of student teachers, which often goes unrecognized. The authors argue that this invisible work perpetuates the cycle of marginalization in field supervision. They call for greater recognition of the value and complexity of supervision, including acknowledging the emotional labor inherent in the role, to begin repairing and renewing supervision practices and scholarship in teacher education.

Authors

• Monica Anthony, Georgia Gwinnett College

• Amy Mungur, Georgia Gwinnett College

• Michael W. Krell, University of Maryland

• Wyatt Hall, Arlington Public Schools