Housing associations make too small a contribution to society, the government has to step in too frequently because of maladministration, and the associations' executives are often unaware of the far-reaching impact of their decisions. These are the conclusions of new academic research conducted by Jan …

Het Nederlandse onderwijssysteem kan beschouwd worden als ‘the hidden secret in education’ (Alma Harris). Weinig landen zijn in staat om hoge onderwijs kwaliteit te combineren met een grote mate van gelijke kansen. Daarmee kan Nederland naast gidslanden zoals Finland, Canada/Ontario en Singapore een …

Initiatives focusing on talent development, excellence and honors in higher education have been on the rise throughout Europe over the last fifteen years. But a European network uniting these initiatives was still lacking. This gap is now filled with the creation of the European Honors Council (EHC). …

Poster presentation International Honours Conference, Utrecht. July 14th 2016

The Hanze University Groningen offers more than 60 different honours programmes for students who want to do more than the regular programme offers them. In these programmes, students are guided to become an excellent professional. Competencies defining an excellent professional were assessed in a previous …

Interventieonderzoek als onderdeel van docentenprofessionalering: een goodpractice. Presentatie tijdens VELON, 'Congres voor Lerarenopleiders 2016 ‘Professionaliseren IN en DOOR onderzoek’, 4 februari 2016, Brussel. Context: Leergang voor honoursdocenten A Teacher’s road to Excellence (ATRE) Goodpractice: …

Interventieonderzoek als onderdeel van docentenprofessionalering: een goodpractice. Presentatie tijdens VELON, 'Congres voor Lerarenopleiders 2016 ‘Professionaliseren IN en DOOR onderzoek’, 4 februari 2016, Brussel.Context: Leergang voor honoursdocenten A Teacher’s road to Excellence (ATRE). Goodpractice: …

Presentation at Hanze Research Day 26 January 2016.

Poster presentation at Hanze Research Day 26 January 2016

Purpose Honours programs prepare talented students to become future excellent professionals . However, competences defining an excellent professional have not been elucidated yet. We investigated how professionals characterize an excellent communication professional, aiming to develop a competence profile …