This study is an outcome of the School Principal´s Formation Project that aimed at characterizing the historical evolution of the school principals` formation process in Cuba.
The three last stages of the national historical evolution were considered to accomplish this study. These stages are acknowledged by the Cuban History Institution and they are: The Colonial Stage (1942-1898), the New colonial Stage (1899-1958) and the Revolutionary Stage (1959-till nowadays). The following indicators were used to characterize the stages: 1) the principal as an outstanding personality in the school institution; 2) the specific formation for school management as a formalized practice and 3) the school principal´s formation as a study object
