Purpose The purpose of this paper is to clarify which knowledge, skills and behaviors are used to describe excellent performance in professional communication. As the demand for talented communication professionals increases, organizations and educators need an empirically defined set of performance …

Dit werkboek is ontwikkeld voor de AD Pedagogisch-Educatief Professional (afgekort als PM-er) van de Pedagogische Academie en de Academie voor Sociale Studies van de Hanzehogeschool Groningen. Binnen de bachelor- en masteropleidingen van de Pedagogische Academie wordt gewerkt vanuit een dynamische visie …

The Athletic Skills Model offers an alternative to dominant talent development theories in the form of holistic broad-based movement education, focusing on health and wellbeing. It places the emphasis on ‘physical intelligence’ – including attributes such as agility, flexibility and stability – through …

Gastcollege over talent en creativiteit in het Prins Claus Conservatorium, voor studenten in de master Talentontwikkeling en Creativiteit van de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.

Background Over the past few years, the complexity of the health care system in which nurses are required to practice has increased considerably, magnifying the need for excellent professionals with a specific set of knowledge, skills and attitudes. However, the characteristics that distinguish an excellent …

Students differ in their learning preferences. When students are more intrinsically motivated this improves their well-being and involvement (Levesque, Zuehlke, Stanek, & Ryan, 2004). Teaching highly motivated honors students places different demands on teachers (Wolfensberger, 2012). High motivated …

This paper presents the application of theories and experiences in the day-to-day environment of honours education in a so-called honours learning environment. In 2009, Windesheim University of Applied Sciences (UAS) started with honours education. An important question from the start was: what characterizes …