TITLE:
School Management Competencies: Perceptions and Self-Efficacy Beliefs of School Principals
AUTHORS:
Yamina Bouchamma, Marc Basque, Caroline Marcotte
KEYWORDS:
School Management Competencies, School Management Competencies, Self-Efficacy Beliefs, School Principals
JOURNAL NAME:
Creative Education,
Vol.5 No.8,
May
8,
2014
ABSTRACT:
In several
contexts, reform in the training and nomination of future school principals was
based on competency profiles. In Québec, it was not until 2008 that its
Ministry of Education established a profile of competencies specifically for
school principals. This study proposed a questionnaire on the perceptions and
self-efficacy beliefs of school principals with regard to these competencies and
their associated factors. Respondents gave greater weight to the management of
education services, followed by human resources, educational environment, and
finally, administration. A significant difference was observed between
administrative management and the teaching level and school size. The
principals whose professional development activities consisted of conventions
and seminars also felt a greater sense of personal efficacy on this factor
compared to the principals whose professional development was done through
mentoring.