The study
makes the following recommendations: (1) Using the standards for
school
leaders in the
US as a framework of reference, Taiwan may develop an indigenous
licensure and
certification system for principals; (2) Researchers in Taiwan are urged
to
make a task
analysis of the principal’s job to come up with useful indicators of the
core
knowledge,
dispositions, and performance for successful principalship. (3)
Authorities
concerned in
Taiwan are urged to develop an indigenous licensure and certification
system
for elementary
and secondary principals; (4) A career ladder system for principals may
be
established in
Taiwan based on level of experience and skill of the principal; (5) Using
the
Colorado model,
Taiwan may consider designing its principal’s licensure and
certification
to fall into
three main types: provisional license, professional license, and master
principal
certificate;
(6) Taiwan may consider running a preservice education program for
elementary and
secondary principals at institutions of higher learning, addressing
both
theoretical and
practical aspects of the principalship; (7) Taiwan may consider
developing
an induction
system for beginning principals; (8) Taiwan may consider developing
a
viable system
of professional development of principals; (9) Taiwan may consider
making
efforts to
strengthen the relationship among the three stages of preservice, induction,
and
inservice for
its principals; (10) Taiwan may consider establishing a sound
principal
evaluation
system; (11) Taiwan may consider establishing professional associations
of
school
administrators as well as a board of professional standards for school
principals.
Key words:
licensure and certification, preservice education of principals,
induction,
professional
development, assessment center method