<div class="span6">
  @Html.LabelFor(m=> m.DateRanges)
  @(Html.Kendo().DropDownListFor(m => m.DateRanges)
      .BindTo(Enum.GetNames(typeof(SearchDateRanges)).ToList())
      .HtmlAttributes(new { value = "Today" })
      .DataTextField("Text")
      .Events(e => e.Change("DateChange")))
</div>

<div class="span6">
  @Html.LabelFor(m => m.Status)
  @(Html.Kendo().DropDownListFor(m=> m.Status)
      .BindTo(Enum.GetNames(typeof(SearchStatusCriteria)).ToList())
      .HtmlAttributes(new {value = "All"}))
</div>

public enum SearchDateRanges
{
    [Description("Today")]
    Today = 0,

    [Description("Last 10 Days")]
    Last10Days = 1,

    /// <summary>
    /// The last 30 days.
    /// </summary>
    [Description("Last 30 Days")]
    Last30Days = 2,

    [Description("Last 60 Days")]
    Last60Days = 3,

    [Description("Last 90 Days")]
    Last90Days = 4,

    [Description("Custom Date Range")]
    CustomRange = 5
}

.BindTo(Enum.GetNames(typeof(SearchDateRanges)).ToList())

public static string GetEnumDescription(Enum value)
{
    FieldInfo fi = value.GetType().GetField(value.ToString());

DescriptionAttribute[] attributes =
    (DescriptionAttribute[])fi.GetCustomAttributes(
    typeof(DescriptionAttribute),
    false);

if (attributes != null &&
    attributes.Length > 0)
    return attributes[0].Description;
else
    return value.ToString();
}

public static List<SelectListItem> EnumToSelectList( Type enumType )
{
  return Enum
    .GetValues( enumType )
    .Cast<int>()
    .Select( i => new SelectListItem
      {
        Value = i.ToString(),
        Text = Enum.GetName( enumType, i ),
      }
    )
    .ToList()
}

.BindTo( EnumToSelectList( typeof( SearchDateRanges ) ) )

@(Html.Kendo().Grid<NameProved.Models.Issuer>()
.Name("IssuerGrid")
.Columns(columns =>
{
    columns.Bound(issuer => issuer.ID);
    columns.Bound(issuer => issuer.Name);
    columns.Bound(issuer => issuer.IssuerType);

    columns.Command(commands =>
        {
            commands.Edit();
            commands.Destroy();
        }).Title("Commands");
})
.ToolBar(toolbar => toolbar.Create())
.Editable(editable => editable
    .Mode(GridEditMode.PopUp)
    )
.DataSource(datasource =>
    datasource
    .Ajax()
    .Events(events => events.Error("grid_error"))
    .Model(model =>
    {
        model.Id(issuer => issuer.ID);
        model.Field(issuer => issuer.ID).Editable(false).DefaultValue(0);
    })
    .Create(create => create.Action("Issuer_Create", "Admin"))
    .Read(read => read.Action("Issuer_Read", "Admin"))
    .Update(update => update.Action("Issuer_Update", "Admin"))
    .Destroy(destroy => destroy.Action("Issuer_Destory", "Admin"))
    )
.Pageable()

)
)

@model NameProved.Models.IssuerType

@Html.EnumDropDownListFor(issuerType => issuerType)

public class Issuer
{

    public int ID { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; }

    [UIHint("IssuerTypeEditor")]
    public IssuerType IssuerType { get; set; }
}

@(Html.Kendo().DropDownList()
    .Name("subscriptionTypeTest")
    .DataTextField("Text")
    .DataValueField("Value")
    .BindTo(Html.GetEnumSelectList(typeof(SubscriptionType)))
    .Deferred()
)

@(Html.Kendo().DropDownListFor(model => model.NoticePeriodType)
      .DataTextField("Text")
      .DataValueField("Value")
      .DataSource(source =>
         {
           source.Read(read =>
           {
              read.Action("LoadPeriodTypesAjax", "ControllerName"); //put controller name
            });
         })
   )


public JsonResult LoadPeriodTypesAjax()
{
    var values = Enum.GetValues(typeof(PeriodType)).Cast<int>(); //PeriodType= enum name
    var converter = TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(typeof(PeriodType));
    var datas = from value in values
                select new SelectListItem
                {
                    Text = converter.ConvertToString(value),
                    Value = value.ToValue(),
                };
    return Json(datas, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);
}

@(Html.Kendo().DropDownList()
    .Name("subscriptionTypeTest")
    .DataTextField("Text")
    .DataValueField("Value")
    .BindTo(EnumHelper.GetSelectList(typeof(SubscriptionType)))
    .Deferred()
)