Dutch Honors Alumni Looking Back on the Impact of Honors on Their Personal and Professional Development

Autor/inn/en	Kool, Arie; Kamans, Elanor; Wolfensberger, Marca V. C.
Titel	Dutch Honors Alumni Looking Back on the Impact of Honors on Their Personal and Professional Development
Quelle	In: Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council, 23 (2022) 1, S.221-236 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1559-0151
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Honors Curriculum; Alumni; College Graduates; Individual Development; Professional Development; Job Applicants; Career Development; Student Educational Objectives; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Individuelle Entwicklung; Bewerber; Berufsentwicklung; Niederlande
Abstract	This study considers the value of honors programs by investigating alumni perspectives of learning goals relative to personal and professional development. Using a longitudinal cross-sectional survey instrument, authors track participants (n = 79) for four consecutive years (2017-2021). Qualitative measures indicate the importance of freedom to develop within the curricula, stimulus to experiment and shape one's own path, and insights and inspirations resultant of rigorous study. Respondents identify certain learning goals (i.e., ability to look beyond boundaries and show initiative and guts) to be critical in their personal and professional development but question the role of the honors certificate in job applications. While data indicate post-graduate employment (<18 months) for the majority (62%) of alumni, nearly 23% in post-graduate study (a high percentage in Dutch universities of applied sciences), and 5% in trainee programs or apprenticeships, authors do not know to what extent employers use the honors certificate as a criterion for recruiting a candidate. Further investigation into the role and status of the honors certificate during job application is needed, including the viewpoint of employers. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Collegiate Honors Council. 1100 Neihardt Residence Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 540 North 16th Street, Lincoln, NE 68588. Tel: 402-472-9150; Fax: 402-472-9152; e-mail: nchc@unl.edu; Web site: http://nchchonors.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01