As part of honors education, there are two dominant ways in which talented students in Dutch secondary vocational education get extracurricular opportunities: (1) participation in honors programs in which a community with peers is central and (2) participation in professional competitions. There is evidence …

The COVID-19 pandemic took over the world in March 2020. After the implementation of lock-down measures,the level of acute loneliness increased around the world (Dahlberg,2021). This emotional state was especially prevalent among students who experienced the dramatic shift of education from …

This paper addresses three theoretical innovations for the current City as Text (CAT) method. First, we introduce a developmentally appropriate conceptualization of the inner context construct. Second, we introduce the Dynamics Systems Approach and discuss how the six key assumptions of the DSA can stimulate …

Abstract: Face-to-face contact in higher education was greatly reduced during the global health pandemic. This study examines how honors educators experienced community building with both students and colleagues during the period of emergency remote teaching. A questionnaire was developed to assess both …

The COVID-19 pandemic forces millions of teachers worldwide to engage in online teaching. Teachers are exploring and experimenting with various digital forms to deliver learning content, keep communicating with students and colleagues, and assess learning outcomes. A digital knowledge-building community …

The Spring of 2020 brought many disruptions to our professional and personal lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic that forced worldwide mid-semester campus closures; pivoting of traditional, face-to-face classes to remote teaching and learning; and postponements or cancellations of conferences, workshops, …

The coronavirus created a new reality: a digital revolution has transformed education at universities around the world within a couple of weeks. In most European countries, the governments obliged universities to cancel face-to-face education because of the high health risks involved. This shift was …

How can undergraduate students be prepared for global citizenship? This question was investigated in a mixed-methods case study of an international, blended one-semester course. Undergraduate honors students (N = 22) from the USA and the Netherlands collaborated to explore what it means to be a member …