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The centre brings together postgraduate academic programmes, educational research, consultancy and enterprise staff, Doctoral, Master’s and continuing professional development (CPD) students, activities, theories and methods from many disciplines in education under the overall umbrella ‘leadership’ and ‘enterprise’.

We develop education and educational research within the social sciences, including studies in educational leadership, management in education, e-learning, organisational and policy analysis, widening participation, post-compulsory and lifelong learning, youth and community studies, qualitative and quantitative research. A focus on leadership and trust, communities of practice, values-based and strategic leadership in education as well as organisational and policy analysis forms part of ‘leadership studies’.

Programmes

Our programmes are aimed at part-time mature practice-based professional students. These are mid-career and senior professionals in all areas of education, training and related professional fields who are committed to their continued professional development and have an interest in contributing to the knowledge base of their professional field.

Research and enterprise initiatives in the centre include the Deptford Square Mile (DSqM) project, in partnership with Second Wave Youth Arts and Lewisham Council in Deptford, the CELTEL project (Centre for Educational Leadership, Trust and e-Learning), leadership and widening participation research in Indian higher education, secondary and higher education leadership and head teacher training in the Middle East and Europe, CEDEFOP-funded vocational education and training leadership research with 23 countries in Europe, collaborative research on open and distance learning and communities of practice with the University of South Africa (UNISA), strategic management in higher education research strategy updating with Sunderland University and narrative research on family histories in Australia.

Positive feedback

In his last report (2011) the Doctorate in Education external examiner reiterated his confidence in our ability to maintain standards and the quality of the work produced by students at Doctoral level. His commentary noted that ‘the quality of the assessment process is very high throughout and that the feedback to students is always excellent’. Both students and the external examiner have commended the quality of the learning experience, student support, thesis supervision and the high rates of timely completion. 93% of students rated the Doctorate in Education study weekend as either ‘very good’ or ‘good’.