Abstract:

The aim of the study is to determine the opinion of school administrators regarding to the content of preparation programs for school administration. The qualitative research method and phenomenology design were used in this study. 11 school administrators who assigned to the new task participated from public schools in Eskişehir. The data was collected by semistructured interview form which involves four questions. That form includes four dimensions such as dimensions and topics, values, knowledge and skills, courses. Frequency analysis technique was used to analyze the data. The result of the study shows that according to dimensions and topics of the preparation programs, administrators emphasized school process and function. According to values of the preparation programs, administrators emphasized equality and fairness. According to knowledge and skills of the preparation programs, administrators emphasized effective communication, leadership, management and organization. According to courses of the preparation programs, administrators emphasized persuasion and communication, financial management of the school.

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