ABSTRACT
Democracy and democratic supervision are ideal goals: difficult to attain, but worth pursuing. Supervision is concerned with improving teaching and learning. Children learn about the wider world through the lessons we provide in school, whether intentional or not. Supervision theorists have included group development among the tasks of supervision, but this only scratches the surface of the dynamics involved in a community of people. Transpersonal development gets at the personal and spiritual maturation of individuals, groups, and society. The personality of the designated leader has a profound impact on an organization like a school. Democracy has to do with inclusion and self-determination. Organizational structures and norms must change if the organizational culture is to develop more democratically. Supervisors and administrators must get their priorities straight—not an easy thing to do when beset by innumerable external demands.
