Research results, using the mixed method design. Presentatie op het tweejaarlijks internationaal congres Cooperative & Work-Integrated Education, Durban, Zuid Afrika, juni 2013

In search of excellence: identificatie van excellente studenten.Presentatie ORD 2013

Evoking excellence in higher education and beyond

The aim of the paper is a contextual analysis of universities in the Netherlands: an analysis of the key issues and external developments, and how they affect the academic organization, the organization of academic work and the characteristics and preferences of scientists. Subsequently, we will discuss …

This research is conducted for Fagerhult BV, a lighting firm active in the Dutch market for 40 years. The company is sales-intensive and faces difficulties finding the appropriate strategy in sales in terms of effectiveness and efficiency. The management does not have a clear view of how and where it …

The honours saga: a three-fold perspective on excellence

Clusters are the magic answer to regional economic development. Firms in clusters are more innovative; cluster policy dominates EU policy; ‘top-sectors’ and excellence are the choice of national policy makers; clusters are ‘in’. But, clusters are complex, clusters are ‘messy’; there is no clear logic …

In May 2011, Dutch students from the honors program in geosciences of Utrecht University, led by Professor Marca Wolfensberger, engaged in an experimental-learning project in Paris, France, with a group of American students from the honors program of Columbia College, South Carolina, led by Professors …

In the Netherlands, and in many other countries, teacher policy and teacher education are strongly focused on ensuring that teachers meet certain minimum standards. As all student teachers need to meet these standards, teacher education programmes might put the main emphasis on the ‘average’ student …