International Journal of Changes in Education

The authors acknowledge the teachers and education officials who participated in this study.

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APA

Sibomana, A., Bizimana, E., Havugiyaremye, L., & Ndokoye, P. (2025). Impact of Educational Policies and Reforms on Human Capital Development in Rwanda. International Journal of Changes in Education, 2(3), 191-199. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE52023747

Vancouver

Sibomana A, Bizimana E, Havugiyaremye L, Ndokoye P. Impact of Educational Policies and Reforms on Human Capital Development in Rwanda. International Journal of Changes in Education. 2025;2(3):191-9. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE52023747

AMA

Sibomana A, Bizimana E, Havugiyaremye L, Ndokoye P. Impact of Educational Policies and Reforms on Human Capital Development in Rwanda. International Journal of Changes in Education. 2025;2(3), 191-199. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE52023747

Chicago

Sibomana, Aimable, Emmanuel Bizimana, Louis Havugiyaremye, and Pancras Ndokoye. "Impact of Educational Policies and Reforms on Human Capital Development in Rwanda". International Journal of Changes in Education 2025 2 no. 3 (2025): 191-199. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE52023747

Harvard

Sibomana, A., Bizimana, E., Havugiyaremye, L., and Ndokoye, P. (2025). Impact of Educational Policies and Reforms on Human Capital Development in Rwanda. International Journal of Changes in Education, 2(3), pp. 191-199. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE52023747

MLA

Sibomana, Aimable et al. "Impact of Educational Policies and Reforms on Human Capital Development in Rwanda". International Journal of Changes in Education, vol. 2, no. 3, 2025, pp. 191-199. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE52023747