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 …

Gelijkheid speelt al jaren een grote rol binnen de Nederlandse maatschappij. Zo willen we meer gelijke kansen wanneer het gaat om ras, kleur, achtergrond, geaardheid, enzovoort. Maar ook in het onderwijs speelt kansengelijkheid een grote rol. Dit onderzoek richt zich op de toegankelijkheid van selectieve …

In honours programmes, teachers face the task of designing courses in which students feel challenged and learn from accomplishing demanding assignments. The aim of this study was to investigate students’ and teachers’ perceptions of challenge and learning in an honours programme. From 2016 to 2019, students …

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 …

In 2009 the Hanze Honours College started the development of honours education and – programmes in our university with the support of money from the Ministry of Education. We now offer two types of honours programs: honours minors and honours talent programmes (HTP). The HTP is an extracurricular program …

Lab meeting of the Honours Lab on Technology & Ethics for first year technology students

This study was explorative and aimed at in-depth understanding of personal resources students use to reach success, in the demanding context of honours education. Becoming successful in higher education demands a lot from students. Considering the Job Demands-Resources model it is expected that personal …

Having a sense of community is key for a healthy academic experience, even more so now that we’re all sitting in front of a screen all day, every day. Marca Wolfensberger, Honours Coordinator at the Faculty of Geosciences, and Bachelor’s student Marte Vroom are conducting research on community building …

Juist in tijden waarin we allemaal dag in dag uit achter een schermpje zitten, is een gemeenschapsgevoel belangrijk. Marca Wolfensberger, lector aan de Hanzehogeschool en honourscoördinator van de faculteit Geowetenschappen en UU-bachelorstudent Marte Vroom doen onderzoek naar communityvorming in het …

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 …