School of Education

A. Staff Contact
1. Name : Dr. Innocent Sibomana
2. Position : Lecturer
3. Institution : University of Rwanda/College of Education
4. School : Education
5. Department : Foundations, Management and Curriculum Studies
6. Personal E-mail : sibinnocent75@gmail.com
7. University email :
8. Cellphone number : +(25) 0782500794

B. Research interests
– School principalship
– Leadership for teaching and learning
– School leadership and management
C. Education background
2014-2019 : PhD in Educational leadership with specialization in Leadership for Learning and Teaching, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg/South Africa. Thesis title “The Influence of Instructional Leadership Behaviours of Principals on Teachers’ Instructional Practices in Rwanda : A Case Study of Selected Secondary Schools in the Nyamagabe District”.
2009-2011 : Master’s degree in Educational Leadership and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg/South Africa. Research Report “The Role of Principals in Leading and Managing Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools in Rwanda : A Case Study of Two Schools in the Nyamagabe District”.

1998-2003 : Bachelor’s degree in Arts and Social Sciences with Education (History-Geography- Education). UR/CE (former Kigali Institute of Education). Research report “Contribution à l’analyse des systèmes d’exploitations agricoles en District de Rutsiro in Rwanda”.
D. Professional background
– June 2023 onward : Lecturer at UR/CE in the Department of Foundations, Management and Curriculum Studies.
– May 2021-October 2021 : A part-time Research and Documentation Consultant at UNABU (Rwandan Organization of Women with Disabilities).
November 2020-October 2021 : A part-time education research data collector (enumerator) at VVOB Rwanda.
2018-2019 : Invigilator of mid-and final year exams : University of the Witwatersrand (Johannesburg), School of Education.
July 2014- December 2017 : Sessional Tutor (Philosophy of Education and History of Education) : University of the Witwatersrand (Johannesburg), School of Education

December 2010-May 2014 : District Education Officer in charge of Nursery, Secondary and Technical and Vocational Education in the Nyamagabe District/Rwanda.
May 2008-November 2010 : Director of Education, Youth, Sport and Culture in the Nyamagabe District/Rwanda.
July 2006-April 2008 : Education Officer in charge of Nursery, Primary, Secondary and Literacy Education in the Nyamagabe District/Rwanda.
April 2004- December 2005 : Inspector of Schools in the former GIKONGORO
Town/Rwanda
E. Publications
1. Sibomana, I. (2020). Perceptions of teachers on the instructional leadership behaviours of secondary school principals in Rwanda. Educational Management Administration and Leadership, 50(1), 64- 80, doi : 10.1177/1741143220938365
Permanent link to this document : https://doi.org/10.1177/1741143220938365

2. Relationship between the instructional leadership of secondary school principals and teachers’ instructional practices in Rwanda (paper in progress).

F. Conferences attended
International conference held at North-West University in South Africa from 13 to 15 April 2015 : Lead, manage and govern in a diverse and complex context towards quality education for all. Edu-Lead Research Group.

G. Membership and Award
Member of the peer review team in the Journal of Educational Management Administration and Leadership (EMAL Journal).

Postgraduate Merit Award (PMA) by the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg/South Africa at both Masters and PhD levels.