چکیده (انگلیسی):

There has been an abundance of research documenting perceived deficiencies in traditional
principal preparation programs, but little field data have been collected. As such, the authors of
this study sought to assess the satisfaction of practitioners, high school principals, with their
preparation programs. Questionnaires were received from 374 participants located at schools
within four southeastern states. Using descriptive and inferential statistics, data were generated
and analyzed illustrating frequency of response, means, and standard deviation from 13 key
questions relating to the principalship. Findings included apparent content with preparation
programs in all areas of responsibility identified with the exception of preparation for addressing
the needs of special populations. These findings co uld be of importance to universities as they
reorganize principal preparation curriculum to be more connected to K-12 issues.