| 英文摘要 |
This study aims to explore the engagement process of beginning principals in rural areas within the principal mentorship program and analyzes how mentors’support functions are transformed into school management competencies. Adopting a qualitative case study approach, this study is situated in a rural school in Hualien County. Data were col¬lected through in-depth interviews and document analysis to achieve tri¬angulation. The findings indicate that mentor-protégéinteractions evolve dynamically across socialization stages: the survival stage focuses on psychological acceptance and protection via SWOT analysis; the control stage emphasizes administrative coaching and the transfer of social capi¬tal through a unique rural mechanism of“localized proxy networking”to mitigate political risks; and the stability stage sublimates into professional friendship and role modeling. The study concludes that effective mentor¬ing functions can externalize tacit knowledge and shorten the trial-and-error learning curve, specifically transforming into competencies in ad¬ministrative stability, curriculum leadership, and crisis management. Ad¬dressing the practical issues of mentor experience obsolescence and rigid matching mechanisms, this study proposes establishing a talent pool for adaptive matching and promoting recurrent education for mentors. |