The characteristics of excellent professionals: input for honors programs

This book examines the much-debated question of how to unleash the potential of young people with promising intellectual abilities and motivation. It looks at the increasingly important topic of excellence in education, and the shift in focus towards the provision of programs to support talented students …

Paper presentatie tijdens de EARLI Conference 2015, Limassol, Cypres, 28 augustus. In this line of research we take a social psychological approach to understanding how honors students position themselves when collaborating with regular students. More specifically, we explore whether stereotypes about …

Research Questions 1) How do honours students behave when collaborating with regular students? 2) Which factors affect whether honours students dare to stand out?

In de brochure ‘Aan de slag met honors’ worden onderzoeksresultaten van het onderzoeksproject Honors in Europe hertaald naar tips voor succesvol en inspirerend honorsonderwijs. De brochure is grotendeels gebaseerd op het boek Talent Development in European Higher Education – Honors programs in the Benelux, …

Certification of honorsprogrammes: added value or not? Presentation at NCHC (National Collegiate Honors Council), Chicago, 13 november.

Fostering Excellence in Higher Education through Honors. Keynote lecture at Seminar: Excellence in education, Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance (NOKUT) in Education, Asker, Norway. 4 november 2015

European honors in disguise: international faculty development and student exchange neededTalking about diversity is an international adventure. Geopolitical issues are important for spreading honors. Designing international honors courses and organizing an international exchange for honors teachers …

In deze derde inspiratiebundel zijn de verhalen van honoursstudenten over hun persoonlijke en professionele ontwikkeling bij elkaar gebracht. De inspiratiebundel beschrijft de ontstaansgeschiedenis en de belangrijkste kenmerken van praktijkgerichte honoursprogramma’s bij Hogeschool Rotterdam. Elf honoursstudenten …