Talent Development in European Higher Education Honors programs in the Benelux, Nordic and German-speaking countries /

This book examines the much-debated question of how to unleash the potential of young people with promising intellectual abilities and motivation. It looks at the increasingly important topic of excellence in education, and the shift in focus towards the provision of programs to support talented stu...

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Main Author: Wolfensberger, Dr. Marca V.C (Author)
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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
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505 0 |a Foreword -- Preface -- Lists of abbreviations and terms -- Part I: Introducing Talent Development and Honors in European Higher Education -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Developing honors education in specific national contexts -- 3. Methods and limitations -- Part II: The Benelux -- 4. The Netherlands: focus on excellence, honors programs all around -- 5. Belgium: complex system, differentiated development -- 6.  Luxembourg: small, multilingual and international -- Part III: The Nordic Countries -- 7. Denmark: strong focus on talent development -- 8. Norway: slow shift towards differentiation -- 9. Sweden: incentives to move towards more differentiation -- 10. Finland: excellent basics, selective continuation -- 11. Iceland: getting back on track -- Part IV: The German-speaking Countries -- 12. Germany: foundations supporting talents -- 13. Austria: a rapidly expanding higher education sector -- 14. Switzerland: a patchwork, not (yet) including honors -- Part V: Talent Development and Honors in European Higher Education: a comparative perspective -- 15. A comparative perspective -- 16. Perspectives on talent development in European higher education -- 17. Breaking the academic lock step -- Appendix 1: List of all universities in Germany -- Appendix 2: Key links -- Appendix 3: Contact details honors programs -- Appendix 4: Interviews with key informants -- Appendix 5: Lists of tables, figures, maps and boxed texts -- Appendix 6: Eurypedia figures -- Appendix 7: Acknowledgements and thanks.  . 
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