The study on internship course of elementary school principal preparation curriculum

• Main Authors: Cheng, Ju Hsiu, 鄭如秀
• Other Authors: 陳木金
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/57232315891766050430

碩士 === 國立政治大學 === 教育研究所 === 97 === The main purpose of this research is to study of relationship of principal’s preparation curriculum of internship course and principal’s professional competence in elementary school. The research methods used was documentary analysis and questionnaire survey. The research instrument was distributed to 375 school incumbent principal and director of public or private elementary schools in 12 administrative areas of Taipei. There are 247 valid samples which were used in this study. The data obtained was interpreted using descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Scheffé posteriori comparison, Pearson’s product-moment correlation, and Multiple Regression. The conclusions drawn from the study were as follows: 1.It is really important to establish internship course of principal preparation curriculum. Among the course dimensions, the “benchmarking schools visit course” contributes most, while the establishment of “original school internship course” still remains consideration. 2.The nourishment of principal’s professional competence should be underscored, especially for the dimension of “administrative government”. 3.The elementary school incumbent principals and directors’ background demography including incumbent duty and highest education reached a significant difference with all the preparation curriculum of internship course. 4.The elementary school incumbent principals and directors’ background demography including incumbent duty and highest education reached a significant difference with all the principal’s professional competence. 5.Elementary school incumbent principals and directors who got high score on the preparation curriculum of internship course were gotten better score in the principal’s professional competence than low and middle ones, who got middle score on the preparation curriculum of internship course were gotten better score in the principal’s professional competence than low ones. 6.Principal’s professional competence can be enhanced by the emphasis of internship course of principal preparation curriculum. 7.The efficient implementation of internship course of principal preparation curriculum can positively predict the achievement of principal’s professional competence. Among the course dimensions, the establishment of “remarkable principals interview course” is the most crucial. Based on the research results, the researcher proposed some suggestions for “educational administrative agencies”, “the principals and directors of elementary schools”, and “other researchers”, hoping to benefit the school principal preparation systems and in-service education of school principals and directors in the future.