The overall question of this study is: to what extent do connections exist between mission statements, performance indicators, and program assessments that might indicate a significant alignment and indicate the effectiveness of honors programs?

Teach to excel

Key elements within honors teaching and learning

The importance of international conferences in promoting excellence in honors education

Do honours programmes create a culture of excellence?

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 …

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, …

Combining ethics and excellence in education of gifted students.

Evoking excellence with special undergraduate programmes: A German-Dutch comparison

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.