Improvement of the process of school principals’ professional development in the field of management

The aim of the research shown in this paper is the examination of school principals’ professional development with the purpose of more efficient organizing of their training in the field of management. The research is related to the professional development and the professional growth of the primary school principals in Šumadija, Pomoravlje and Raška Districts. Research results indicate insufficient additional education of school principals for the role of the manager which they perform; as well as the marginal role the professional development has in increasing school principals’ competence. In that sense the paper indicates that the professional development process should be designed according to the needs of school principals, the specific and current problems of the working environment, that is, the professional development of school principals should link work and learning with the use of practical knowledge.