Sustainable provision of the microfinance program is recommended to widen the income sources of poor people. Since the poor people do not have access to formal financial services, microfinance services regarded as useful way out for financial constraints. Microfinance services have grown immensely since …

Voor mijn afstudeerproject vond ik het interessant om het gebouw voor de Pinksterbeweging te ontwerpen. Zelf ben ik lid van een dergelijke kerk. Wat mij over het algemeen opvalt is dat er op dit moment geen gebouw type bestaat dat aansluit bij het gedachtegoed van de beweging. De Pinksterbeweging …

We will share results of our research on how teachers tailor their teaching strategy to honors and regular students taking into account the learning preferences with regard to autonomy and structure as perceived by teachers. We explore how the research findings can be used for faculty development.

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 …

Leerkrachten en ouders: partners in de aanpak van pesten

Studenten verschillen in hun leervoorkeuren. Wanneer studenten meer intrinsiekgemotiveerd zijn, neemt hun welbevinden en betrokkenheid toe. Het lesgeven aan hoog gemotiveerde honours studenten stelt andere eisen aan honours docenten. Docenten geven aan te worstelen met het vinden van de juiste balans …

For us “Bounded Freedom” is the most important and discussed pillars of Honours education. During our workshop we challenge you to explore the possibilities and limitations of ‘Bounded Freedom’ in your daily practise. What does this mean for both involved students and teachers? What is the right balance …

Students differ in their learning preferences. Research (Mooij & Fettelaar, 2010) shows that talented students will lower their ambitions and seek out new ambitions outside education when not being challenged within education. When students are more intrinsically motivated this improves their well-being …

Excellence by teaching strategy: autonomy and structure in balance for every student. Presentation at the International Honours Conference, Windesheism University of Applied Sciences, June 2017