Hi Peter & All, I must admit I was pleased to find the definition of supervision so neatly put in terms of the coaching model I experienced at the Bristol Coaching Exchange earlier this year and I am surprised the world of coaching has not invented a novel word to distinguish this meaning. As language evolves & words are constantly being added and dropped maybe we'll join in? Might be fun to think up some alternatives for supervision on this list e.g. meta-mentoring? Best regards, Sarah Sarah Fletcher Consultant Research Mentor http://www.TeacherResearch.net Convenor for BERA Mentoring and Coaching SIG Details at http://www.bera.ac.uk --- On Fri, 9/19/08, Peter Stopp <[log in to unmask]> wrote: From: Peter Stopp <[log in to unmask]> re supervision It's a neat definition, and I like the idea. The problem is though that everyday words, e.g. supervision, carry with them our personal histories of familiarities with them