[[alternative]]The reserch evaluation indicators of junior high school principals' managing performance.

[[abstract]]Abstract This study was undertaken to explore theory of managing performance and evaluation of junior high school principals and to understand the current situation of principals’ managing performance in junior high schools. A questionnaire was designed to investigate the evaluation indicators of principals’ managing performance in junior high schools. And according to the results, construct the evaluation indicators of principals’ managing performance in junior high schools. To achieve those purposes mentioned above, the study first utilized the means of literature analysis to clarify principals’ duty and role, to explore the correlation between principals’ managing performance and school efficiency and to integrate the execution of evaluation system and the evaluation indicators. Second, by means of interview analysis, understand different opinions about evaluation items, indicators, executive ways of principals’ managing performance. Last, the means of questionnaire survey was utilized to understand the general attitude and opinions about the propriety of evaluation items, indicators, and executive ways. The results of this study were summarized as followed. I. The persons concerned had the same opinions about the order and importance of evaluation items of which “administration management performance item” was recognized best of all. II. The persons concerned had gradually recognized the construction of evaluation indicators of junior high school principals. III. When implementing the evaluation of principals’ managing performance in junior high schools, we should thoroughly clarify principals’ role and duty first. IV. There was correlation between the indicators of principals’ managing performance and the indicators of school efficiency. V. The principals and the Teacher Association all considered teaching leadership performance item as an important item for principals’ evaluation. VI. The educationalists of urban-district schools emphasized more on principals’ teaching leadership, dicipline-guidance performance, professional development performance and public relation performance. VII. The educationalists of rural-district schools and large-scale schools emphasized more on principals’ “public relationship performance” and “professional development performance.” VIII. The Election Committee and Parents’ Committee both thought that time and procedure of conclusive evaluation should be considered carefully. IX. The executive ways of principals’ managing performance was affected by the identification and bias of the person concerned. X. The Election Committee and teachers were dissatisfied with the current evaluation system of examining principals. XI. The persons concerned thought well of “the functions of principals’ evaluation results”. XII. The current school-affair-evaluation can still be taken into consideration as a reference of principals’ managing performance evaluation. Moreover, this study provided suggestions for educational administration organizations and principals in junior high schools. I. The suggestions for educational administration organizations 1. Formulate a useful evaluation system of principals’ managing performance in junior high schools as means to elect principals. 2. Hold seminars or provide advanced studies opportunities about principals’ evaluation system to exclude the bias of identification and to evaluate principals fairly, objectively, and reasonably. 3. Construct evaluation indicators properly through the government. II. The suggestions for principals of junior high schools 1. The principals of junior high schools should emphasize their administration management performance and teaching leadership performance. 2. To promote school efficiency, the principals of junior high schools should support and help teachers on the aspects of administration and management. 3. To promote school efficiency, the principals of junior high schools should have good interaction with the Teacher Association. 4. To promote managing performance, the principals of junior high schools should implement evaluation system.