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Volume 4,Issue 7
7 August 2025
The Enlightenment of American Honors Education for Cultivating Top Innovative Talents in China
Yuqian Xing
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College of Educational Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China; Changsha Normal University, Changsha 410100, China,
IEF 2025 , 3(7), 78–86;
https://doi.org/10.26689/ief.v3i7.11537
© 2025 by the Authors. Licensee Whioce Publishing, Singapore. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )
Abstract
Since the 20th century, American honors education has evolved from its initial transplantation of the British model to an organized and collegiate system, gradually becoming one of the typical models for cultivating top innovative talents in the United States. It is characterized by diverse training objectives, flexible selection methods, comprehensive curriculum systems, high-quality educational resources, and well-established organizational structures, providing valuable experience and insights for China’s current practices in cultivating top innovative talents.
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