Determining the Competences and Professional Development Needs of Educational Administrators in the Southeast of Mexico

Edith J. Cisneros-Cohernour, María Elena Barrera Bustillos, Ángel Martín Aguilar Riveroll 
(College of Education, Autonomous University of Yucatan, Mexico)

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the competences and professional development needs of school principals in Mexico. Data collection a survey addressed to elementary, junior high and high school principals. Findings of the study indicated that principals require improving in all the area of competence: (a) management, (b) communication and human relations, (c) academic development, (d) school improvement, (e) education for global competition, (f) legislation, (g) leadership, (h) personnel motivation, and (1) ethical, social and moral responsibility.

Key words: school principals, principal leadership competences, international studies