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Osman BULESHKAJ(classroom) support to the school staff, and coordinate their own agendas andpriorities with the agendas and priorities of the school staff, always keeping in mindthat the only way to support students is by working, communicating and collaboratingactively with the school community. In particular they stressed the important roleeffective leaders play in motivating teachers and students for better results.Perception on change to happenParticipant perceptions and their vision for the future, influence their commitmentto further leadership development practice in Kosovo. In terms of the selectionprocess of school principals, the current Law should be amended and give morepower to schools when selecting school principals. It was also stated that politicsshould not affect education decisions and that Kosovo leaders should trust selectioncommittees when they select school principals. Finally, through an institutionallyorganized system, such as the establishment of the School for Leadership, Kosovosociety will prove its willingness to strengthen the school leadership capacity.DiscussionUnderstanding and interpreting emergent patterns in interview data presents therisk of faulty interpretation. When common themes reappear and are articulatedby several participants, the researcher must not only consider their importancebut also subject them to theoretical analysis and further research. Within a studycomprising of only 10 interviews, the possibilities for generalization are inevitablylimited. However, this study was aimed to provide insights and perceptions from agroup of randomly selected educational leaders in Peja Region.On the recruitment processWhat are participants’ perceptions on the current practice of recruiting school principalsin the Peja region? This was the first research question posed to all participants. Inessence the interest was to know more about participants’ perceptions on requiredqualifications for school principals and current enacted recruitment practice. Threebasic requirements for school principals were highlighted: (i) teaching experience; (ii)prior leadership experience; and, (iii) education background.All participants have had teaching experience and that was considered tobe the primary reason for their selection. It was not just teaching but successfulteaching they demonstrated and thus they qualified to take over the leadershiprole. What was not made clear was the fact that not one participant mentioned thatthere should be a system to track and document teaching practice of every singleapplicant. They only talked about numbers and the need to be successful, but noone talked about how to document successful teaching practice.Albanian Journal of Educational Studies 36