Talent Development in European Higher Education : Honors programs in the Benelux, Nordic and German-speaking countries / by Dr. Marca V.C. Wolfensberger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wolfensberger, Marca V. C., 1963- Author.

Series:

Humanities, Social Sciences and Law Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher.

Education and state.

International education.

Comparative education.

Higher Education.

Educational Policy and Politics.

International and Comparative Education.

Local Subjects:

Higher Education.

Educational Policy and Politics.

International and Comparative Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 335 pages): illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed. 2015.

Place of Publication:

Cham Springer Nature 2015

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Text file

Summary:

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 students in higher education. It provides a systematic overview of programs for talented students at northern European higher education institutions (HEIs). Starting in the Netherlands, where nearly all HEIs have developed honors programs over the past two decades, the book explores three clusters of countries: the Benelux, the Nordic and the German-speaking countries. For each of these countries, it discusses the local culture towards excellence, the structure of the education system, and the presence of honors programs. In total, the book reviews the special talent provisions for nearly four million students at 303 higher education institutions in eleven countries. In addition, it offers an analysis of the reasons to develop such programs, a look into the future of honors education and a practical list of suggestions for further research. The Sirius Program assigned Marca Wolfensberger to carry out this research.

Contents:

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. .

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9783319129198

3319129198

OCLC:

1231611711