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Emine SADIKU-TEICHMANN & Gladiola POPABuilding School Leadership Capacityin Post-Conflict KosovoOsman BULESHKAJUniversity of Calgary, CanadaABSTRACTThis study, conducted using a qualitative single-case study design, examined theperception of participants on the extent to which the required qualifications, enactedrecruitment process, and professional development opportunities experiencedby school principals contribute to effective leadership practice in post-conflictKosovo. Participant perceptions were examined using interviews and documentanalysis. Perceptions of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology leaders,regional educational leaders, municipal educational leaders, and school principalswere documented and served as the basis for discussion on the current practice inKosovo.Five themes emerged from this study and each contained several sub-themes.Experience as the bases for selection, open interviews vs. interviews held for ‘thesake of having them done’, demand driven professional development, collaborationas key to effective school leadership, and perception on change to happen wereanalyzed and compared with three international jurisdictions for the purpose ofinternational comparison.Keywords: school; leadership; education policy; case study; professionaldevelopment; capacity building; post-conflict education developmentAlbanian Journal of Educational Studies 22