Care, thoughtfulness, and tact: a conceptual framework for university supervisors

Critically-oriented pedagogical tact: learning about and through our compulsions as teacher educators

“…What I have suggested here joins other calls for examination of the self in teacher education practices -in particular calls for compassionate, mindful, caring, thoughtful, and tactful pedagogies (e.g., Conklin, 2009;Cuenca, 2010). Central to this work is a commitment, on the part of the teacher educator, to carefully examine her or his own practices and to consider how those practices are driven by particular assumptions and strongly held beliefs.…”

“…First, van Manen traces tact to its etymological (Latin) roots in which tact means to touch. Cuenca (2010), in his important conceptual discussion of the caring, thoughtful, and tactful student teaching supervisor, discusses the ways in which van Manen interprets touch as something physical and non-physical -as something that involves senses, but also manifests itself in a larger sense of influence on another. Second, van Manen stresses that tact involves recognizing and understanding the importance of particular situations and then taking action.…”

Clinical Supervision Model in Teaching Practice: Does it Make a Difference in Supervisors’ Performance?

“…This concern manifest itself in opportunities to regularly discuss and analyze their observations with their USs and CTs. Cuenca (2010b), emphasizes the role of the US as a "teacher pedagogue" in which the US helps establish and maintain a positive and nurturing relationship with the TT. Byrd and Fogleman (2012) argue that problems with the CT or TT damage the triadic relationship in the teaching practice, with the inevitable loser being the TT.…”

Coaching the coaches : supporting university supervisors in the supervision of elementary mathematics instruction.

“…Within this framework, Cuenca (2010) detailed each of the three components. Caring attitudes provide security to the relationship between the teacher candidate and the university supervisor.…”

“…Conceptual Framework/or University Supervisors + + (Cuenca, 2010) This framework provides "meaning" to those members involved (Cuenca, 2010). Within this framework, Cuenca (2010) detailed each of the three components.…”