Ng, Shun Wing¹

Abstract: The quality of school principals is of paramount importance for quality education. This article examines the leadership capacities of a group of 228 aspiring principals who participated in a training programme for the principal ship in four cohorts. A questionnaire consisting of 24 questions in six core areas of leadership was constructed and distributed to the aspirants one month before the commencement of the training programme. The purpose of the study can contribute to a better understanding of the aspirants’ leadership capacities in general and the refinement of the training programme for aspirants in particular. The findings indicate that the aspirants seemed to feel more competent in the leadership area of ‘teacher professional growth and development’ than they did with regard to ‘quality assurance and accountability’, ‘learning, teaching and curriculum’, ‘strategic direction and policy environment’, ‘external communication and connection to the outside world’, and finally ‘staff and resources management’. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Key words: aspiring principals；leadership capacities；principal training；school leadership

摘要: 校长的素质是素质教育至关重要。本文分析了一组228拟任校长谁在四个同伙参加了培训计划的主要的领导能力。调查问卷由领导六个核心领域24个问题，构建一个月的培训课程开始前发给有志。这项研究的目的，可以有助于更好地理解有志的领导能力和一般的培训计划的细化，特别追求者。

来源：Educational Management Administration & Leadership. May2013, Vol. 41 Issue 3, p272-288. 17p.