Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to clarify the structure and the character of school principals training in Germany, which has been developed since late 70's. In the 1970's a complication regarding the decision-making process in schools because of the reinforcement of the participation system in schools and the increase of "Gesamtschule" (comprehensive school). Therefore, principals were requested to increase their leadership and competence in school management. As for the school principals training in "Hessen" state, I pointed out that there are three general rules in training system in school administration: continuity, development and collaboration. Moreover, I pointed out that the following four points are the character of school principals training: training by heterogeneous groups, stress on putting into practice, acquirement of knowledge about laws and focus on school organization development. The contents are as follows: 1. Formation and development of school principals training - purpose of this paper and the significance of the problems - 2. Tasks in school administration - complication in the decision - making process 3. Structure and character of school principals training (1) The general rules of the training system (2) The character of contents and style of training 4. Significance and tasks of school principals training - conclusion -
