This book explores the current status of primary schools in Rwanda and the history behind their
development. It argues that current primary school leaders in the area encounter a wide range
of problems relating to conflict prevention teachers' and school leaders' professionalism
financial and resourcing constraints student attrition and parental disengagement many of
which can be attributed to the legacies of war and the genocide in 1994. The book also presents
a range of strategies that are pursued by school leaders while dealing with these concerns as
the Rwandan government invests in reconstructing education following the country's turmoil.
Through examining the issues of the past and the present the book provides valuable insights
for researchers of educational leadership school leaders education policy makers and those
in charge of preparing developing and implementing professional development programmes for
school leaders and teachers in Rwanda as well as in other post-war and developing countries.
