ABSTRACT
This chapter presents two simple but interrelated components: the selection of educational administrators and the preparation and training of those administrators. The selection processes for administrative positions at the institutional level and system level vary widely both within and between countries, as do the attitudes and actions concerning the preparation and training of these personnel. The most common method has been self-selection usually involving seniority, some form of evaluation, and a desire on the part of the individual to seek an administrative post. E. Miklos contends that there are alternative strategies for the solution of this perceived problem which include, improving instructional methods and materials, making field experiences more significant in the training of administrators. The necessary corollary to these policy initiatives therefore is appropriate preparation programmes for school and system administrators. As Usha Nayar noted: Women in educational administration and other professional leadership roles are noticeable by their scarcity both in the third world and the industrialized countries.
