A formative evaluation of the University of Cape Town's emerging student leaders programme (original) (raw)

Based on feedback obtained from interviews conducted by the programme staff within UCT's Department of Students Affairs, it was found that student leaders lacked knowledge on leadership theories; they failed to display leadership skills within leadership structures; and did not poses good reputation and ethics management skills. September, J. (personal communication, March 12, 2010) mentioned that programme staff also found from experience that student leaders did not understand their role as leaders. For this reason, the Programme Manager and Director of UCT's Department of Student Affairs, conducted research into what initiatives and programmes other universities had implemented to prepare emerging student leaders for future leadership roles. By the end of the process, an informal needs analysis had been conducted and the ESLP was designed (September, J. personal communication, March 12, 2010).