Research On School Improvement Based Training Mode For Primary & Middle School Principal

Principal plays a key role in basic education reform,and is the key figure in a school's success or failure.Hence,principal training has become critical strategy in procuring educational advantage.Other training modes of principal training design training activities around the improvement of principal capability,with the hope of improving school through capability improvement.However,effect of such training is not so satisfactory.Recently,some training agencies attempt to organize training around school improvement practice,improve the capability of principal during the process of school improvement.Such mode is called School Improvement Based Principal Training(SIBPT).SIBPT is welcomed by the principal in practice and becomes the direction for principal training.This research aims at exploring the theoretical framework,operational procedures and training strategies of SIBPT, concluding the experience and strategy in practice,putting forward advice for further improvement.This research employed literature review and action research,attempted to explore the theoretical framework,operational procedure and training strategies of SIBPT.In considering Advanced Seminar in School Administration Innovation and Effective Leadership of GuiZhou Province as a case study.This paper displayed SIBPT in practice and summarized experience and strategies in practice and put forward advices for future improvement of SIBPT.This research holds that,SIBPT designs training activities around school improvement,takes school improvement practice as carrier,improves the principal's capability through school improvement practice,and realizes win-win relationship between school and principal.The most significant difference between SIBPT and other training modes lies in the strategies in improving the principal's capability. SIBPT linked to school improvement closely in training needs investigation and training design;The targets of training is chosen on the base of school.Leaders in charge of different work were trained in different classes;The operational procedure is three phases,concentrated training,school-based training and experience exchange, such arrangement facilitates shifting the training focus to school improvement practice,and improve principal in practice thus propel school development.The training strategies of SIBPT include experiencing training,lecture,participatory seminar and experience exchange,field trip and training.The evaluation of SIBPT is school-improvement-oriented.