A Study of the Professional Development Process for Principals in the United States

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K14112
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 09010:Education-related
• Research Institution: Nagoya Bunri University
• Principal Investigator: Hamaguchi Koshi 名古屋文理大学, 情報メディア学部, 准教授 (20802531)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 校長のリーダーシップ / 職能開発 / 研修

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, I set the following research tasks: 1) theories surrounding school improvement and the leadership and expertise of principals, 2) examining professional development programs for principals within the school improvement system, 3) verifying the expertise of educational administrative staff, and 4) verifying the professional development process for principals. I conducted investigations and analyses from both theoretical and practical perspectives on the professional development of principals aimed at school improvement. In practice, I focused on the school improvement system in the state of California, conducting training sessions for school administrators by the Los Angeles County Office of Education and on-site surveys of schools in Sacramento. Through this analysis, I clarified the practices of professional development for principals, the role of educational administration, and considered the nature of principal leadership in the school setting.

Free Research Field

教育経営学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

米国の学校改善過程における校長の役割や養成、リーダーシップの理論についての研究は多く蓄積されてきているが、学校改善に向けた校長の専門職能開発の実態・プロセスや現場における成果・課題については、十分な調査・研究が行われていなかった。本研究では、主としてロサンゼルス市における学校管理職を対象とした研修プログラムの具体を整理することで、学校・校長と地方教育行政のパートナーシップの在り方や、教育行政内部における研究の蓄積、教育行政スタッフの専門性の向上といった課題を明らかにした。