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Who we are
The Children's Literature Research Unit was
established in 1996. It functions as a Unit of the Department of Information Science of
the University of South Africa.
Mission
The mission of the Unit is to promote
children's literature and reading through study, research, community programmes and other
promotion
activities.
Aims
 To carry
out and encourage research in the field of
children's literature.
To
disseminate research findings through seminars,
workshops, conferences, exhibitions,
publications, et
cetera.
To support
the University of South Africa's commitment to
community service.
To promote
children's reading and literature and especially
South African children's literature.
To promote
interest and understanding of children's
literature through teaching at both undergraduate
and
postgraduate levels.
To build up
a research collection of children's literature for
use by students and researchers.
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