校長是學校的領導者，對學校教育的影響鉅大，因此深入探討候用校長培訓課程對校長領導效能感的影響，可以提供校長培訓課程之改進參考，以培養具備領導能力的未來學校領導人。本研究係以九十五學年度苗栗縣國民小學校長甄試所錄取之候用校長15位為研究對象，首先透過文獻探討建立國民小學校長領導效能感的概念架構，再透過內容分析、調查問卷、檢核表與半結構性之個別訪談等方法，於候用校長培訓過程前後蒐集相關資料，進行綜合分析，以瞭解各項培訓課程對候用校長領導效能感發展之影響，並據以提出結論與建議。本研究之主要結論如下：（一）候用校長經過培訓課程後，領導效能感顯著增長。（二）校長培訓課程對領導效能感發揮多元影響作用。

This study was to investigate the process of efficacy of leadership for prospective principals in elementary schools, and at the same time to audit effects and related factors of a training program designed especially for prospective principals.
Firstly, this researcher established a conceptual framework of efficacy on administrative leadership by literature review. Then, using 15 qualified prospective principals as subjects, a training program for prospective rincipals initiated in the summer of year 2006 was analyzed. Research methods such as content analysis, questionnaire, checklist, and semistructured individual interview were adopted to collect relevant data for analyzing and understanding the effects and related factors of this training program on prospective principals' efficacy of leadership. Based on findings of this research, conclusions were synthesized and suggestions for educational practice, especially for training of principalship, and further study were provided. Major conclusions of this research were as the followings: (1)The influence on prospective principals' efficacy of leadership during the training stages depends mainly on contents of training curriculum and activity. (2)The mode of influence on prospective principals’ efficacy of leadership during the training stages is somewhat different.