MVC3 - Get Set Of Values Out Of Enumeration

I am having a nightmare with getting a Dropdownlist control to work correctly in my MVC application. I am trying to get a set of values out of an enumeration into SelectListItem which I then present to the DropDownList control as its source. The issue is that I can get the thing to render but the selected value is never set and to top it off when the form is posted the value passed across is 0 instead of the actual value. In the View (Razor Code):

HTML4Strict Code:
@Html.DropDownList("UserRole", new SelectList(Enum.GetValues(typeof(enumUserRoleUserManagement)), user.UserRole), new { @onchange = "submitForm(" + i + ")" })
in the Controller:
Csharp Code:
ViewData["RL"] = new SelectList(userActionsModel.GenerateCombo().AsEnumerable(), "Value", "Text");
And Finally in the model:
Csharp Code:
public IEnumerable<SelectListItem> GenerateCombo()
{
var enumerationValues = Enum.GetValues(typeof(enumUserRoleUserManagement));
var enumerationNames = Enum.GetNames(typeof(enumUserRoleUserManagement));
List<SelectListItem> list = new List<SelectListItem>();
foreach (var value in Enum.GetValues(typeof(enumUserRoleUserManagement)))
{
SelectListItem selectList = new SelectListItem
{
Text = value.ToString(),
Value = value.ToString()
};
list.Add(selectList);
}
//SelectList selectList = new SelectList(list);
return list;}

I have burned soooo much time on this, I will be indebted to anyone that provides a solution.