ABSTRACT
According to Webster’s Dictionary (1971), supervision is seen as ‘the process or occupation of direction, inspection and critical evaluation’ (p. 2296). Webster’s Dictionary (2001) defines supervision as ‘management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group’. Likewise, the Oxford English Dictionary (1993, p. 3151) defines supervision as:
the action or function of supervising, general management, direction, or control; oversight, superintendence. The action of reading through for correction; revision by a superior authority. The direction and oversight of an undergraduate student’s work by a tutor.
