Teaching and Learning

Pedagogic approach

While students are exposed to substantive and traditional bodies of knowledge associated with leadership and management, sometimes in a traditional lecture format, we adopt a broadly social constructivist, critical and reflective approach in our facilitation of learning. This is based on teaching and learning assumptions that include

Course offerings and areas of expertise

The Department of Education Leadership and Management, DELM, is one of the few remaining education leadership and management departments to be found at a South African university. DELM offers courses at both undergraduate and post graduate levels. The strength of the Department lies at the honours and master’s levels.

DELM also offers a Postgraduate Diploma in Education Leadership and Management and PhD supervision.

We currently have about 150 honours, 40 master’s and 30 PhD students. Master’s applicants can apply for the degree either by coursework and mini-dissertation or by full-dissertation. The honours and master’s courses will be offered on-line shortly.

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