This study reports on the professional development and school leadership programmes requested by principals in Malaysian schools. A total of 557 principals provided feedback on their preferred school leadership and professional development programmes which they believed as essential to be effective school leaders. Based on their feedback, mentoring was named the most needed leadership development programme as it allowed access to the guidance, knowledge and skills of senior principals. As for school leadership courses mentioned by school principals, financial management was considered as most useful. The study concludes by recommending suggestions to improve principals’ professional development programmes in Malaysia.

这项研究报告了马来西亚学校校长要求的专业发展和学校领导计划。共有557名校长提供了他们偏爱的学校领导和专业发展计划的反馈，他们认为这对于有效的学校领导至关重要。根据他们的反馈，指导被评为最需要的领导力发展计划，因为它可以获取高级校长的指导，知识和技能。至于校长提到的学校领导力课程，财务管理被认为是最有用的。该研究以建议改善马来西亚校长的职业发展计划为结尾。