EDUCATIONAL SUPERVISION: A THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE

The concept of educational supervision has passed through several developmental stages and has now been conceived in a more democratic outlook. In the present period of Information technology (IT), which has now revolutionized the whole education process, supervision becomes a major instrument to ensure quality and to develop the standard of education. Presently, the scope of educational supervision is widened to comprehend the functions of an educational institution in the role of supervisors, upgrading the institution to facilitators in the process. The purpose of this paper is to study the different theoretical aspects contributing to this modern concept of educational supervision. In this paper, the researcher discusses educational supervision with respect to its objectives, types and functions. This will throw light on the theoretical perspectives of modern educational supervision.