To help students reach their full potential, additional challenges beyond the standard curriculum may be necessary for some. In Dutch secondary vocational education, education for talented students is organized in two prevalent ways: through participation in honors programs that foster community building …

Many institutions of higher education offer honors education, but research on teacher behavior in honors classes is scarce. Our aim is to gain deeper understanding of how teachers adapt their teaching practices in the honors classroom as compared with the regular classroom. We conducted semi-structured …

Teacher classroom behavior is an important factor in student learning and motivation. Past research within higher education has primarily concentrated on identifying teaching behaviors that teachers and students deem important in honors classrooms. Yet, what specific teaching behaviors either support …

In dit artikel zoomen we in op de rol van de docent in het leerproces van honoursstudenten. We belichten die rol vanuit verschillende perspectieven: vanuit het perspectief van de docent zelf, vanuit het perspectief van didactische principes en vanuit de wensen of perspectieven van de student. Uiteindelijk …

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 …

Many honors educators have a need for evidence-based input and tools on how to plan their teaching and their interactions with honors students. At the same time, an increasing amount of research is available on the specific characteristics and needs of honors students and teaching. Connecting this need …

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 …

Coaching students to develop their own professional identity, known as PI development for short, is an updated approach to Student Career Coaching which reflects the demands of today’s world of work. By discovering their own professional identity during their university education, students can make the …