The Evolvement And Current Situation Of The Primary And Secondary School Principal Certificate In U.S.A.

“Where there is a excellent principal， there is an excellent school.” Theprincipal plays an important role in reaching the goal of high quality school. As theprincipal is so crucial， then how to certify a principal becomes the key problem forthe government. Principal Certificate appears to be that measurement. The SchoolPrincipal Certificate was designed to produce school leaders who are knowledgeableabout current theories and strategies in leadership and change. Components of theprogram’s conceptual bedrock are heuristic diagnostic learning， intelligent use ofemotions in interpersonal skills of leadership， creative problem solving， andlearning technologies. Generally speaking，the American School Principal Certificateis a more complete system in the world.Hence， the thesis analyzes the system through comparison， documentation andhistoric device， in order to be a reference to fulfill and enact our School PrincipalCertificate.Above all， the thesis makes clear the research base of School PrincipalCertificate， such as the function of the certificate， the relation between thecertificate and major promotion. Then it analyzes the evolvement and background ofU.S. School Principal Certificate， and points out that the system can be divided intofour stages: the idea period， the standardized period， the scientific period and thecertified period. Moreover， it studies the process， the requirement and standard togain the certificate. Finally， after concluding the characteristic of U.S. SchoolPrincipal Certificate， it uses the reference for our country to give suggestion to ourSchool Principal Certificate and build the frame of certificate system which is suitablefor China.