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Both pressure from the public to reform and restructure education and the quality of current principal training have prompted a recent examination of the education of school leaders. The issues addressed in this study include questioning principals and superintendents on the skills critical to beginning principal. Of additional interest is the attitude of principals and superintendents toward administrative certificate programs.

Results indicate that there is strong agreement among and between principals and superintendents regarding critical skills for new principals. Principals and superintendents were also in strong agreement about the need for more internship-based principalship training programs.

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Keys to Success: Critical Skills for Novice Principals

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