Do honours programmes create a culture of excellence?

Teach to excel

Honours en wereldburgerschapseducatie.In A. Timmermans (Chair), Excellentie in Hoger Onderwijs en Samenleving.Symposium gehouden tijdens de jaarlijkse onderwijs Research Dagen, Maastricht (9 juni 2011).

This presentation compares the two main gifted education programmes for undergraduate students in the Netherlands and Germany. The programmes were evaluated and will be compared in terms of the institutions involved, the educational objectives pursued, the nature of support provided to the students, …

Advies voor HG Siriusprogramma m.b.t. verheldering eindniveau in relatie tot missie excellentieprogramma. (zie ook notitie Verheldering van het excellentieniveau. L. Tiesinga, maart 2011)

Combining ethics and excellence in education of gifted students.

Uit de resultaten van een kwalitatief onderzoek bij de 32 grootste werkgevers van Noord-Nederland is lering getrokken voor het ontwerp en de uitvoering van honoursprogramma's in het hoger onderwijs.

Pedagogy for gifted and talented students in higher education is the main topic of this study. Teachers of educational programmes designed for talented or highly motivated students in higher education (here called honours programmes) are challenged to stimulate students to increase the quality of their …

Presentation at EARLI conference 2011 in Exeter (UK). Empirical research (N= 731) on possible difference between undergraduate honours students and 'average students' with regard to their ethical sensitivity.

In September 2009 the department of Engineering of Fontys University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands has started a pilot honours program for excellent engineering students called PRogram OUstanding Development (PROUD). Aim of this program is to give those engineering students, who have the ambition, …