This article explores some of the major limitations, problems, and concerns with current practices in professional development of principals and examines the kinds of changes necessary to put into practice that are known to be effective. Long-range development, incentive issues, and diversity of principals are addressed. (MT)

The most accessible measure of success of local and regional inservice providers is participation by principals. This article discusses various incentives for attracting participation. (MT)

Changes in trainee selection, administrator education program structure, and the full usage of in-service school personnel and professorial staff could lead to significant and much-needed improvement in the quality of American school principals. (LH)

A college professor examines the problems of site specific in-service education. Three major points are made--in-service education is more complex than critics realize, political decisions become confused with professional decisions, and the principal of the school is the key figure in in-service education. (JD)