Study on the Group Characteristics and Formation Process of Excellence Kindergarten Principals--for the symposium entitled "Leadership and Quality of Early Childhood Education in China"

Excellence kindergarten principals have the guiding and instructive significance to the professional development of kindergarten principals and kindergarten teachers. Excellent kindergarten principals is a complex group, with... [ view full abstract ]

Excellence kindergarten principals have the guiding and instructive significance to the professional development of kindergarten principals and kindergarten teachers. Excellent kindergarten principals is a complex group, with the characteristics of diversity and individuality. There is a high need to make analyses for these principals from multi-level, and sum up their characteristics in order to learn the group characteristics of these excellent principals. Based on the principle of purposeful sampling, this study selected 50 excellent kindergarten principals working in Liaoning Province, and used the quantitative and qualitative methods to explore the personality characteristics and professional characteristics of these principals. The study investigated the group characteristics and professional development of the principals, and also explored the strategies and means to cultivate excellent kindergarten principals. Findings provide implications for teacher education and the cultivation and development of young kindergarten teachers and management talents.