What 101 education stakeholders have to say: Acquired and desired ompetencies in new French speaking school principals in Canada
School principals play a major role in students’ academic performance. It is therefore important to assess in new school principals which skills they have developed, and which ones need to be developed for managing their schools better. A qualitative research study with interviews was conducted among 101 education stakeholders in 10 Canadian provinces. Our results show that a larger number of new school principals from almost every province mention having developed competencies in almost every category than there are who consider having to develop these competencies for managing their school. Many more stakeholders from some provinces admit that new school principals must improve their administrative and human relations management competencies.