MICRO-CREDENTIALS IN GERONTOLOGY EDUCATION: ENHANCING EXPERTISE OR THREATENING EXISTENCE?
M Aaron Guest, Suk-hee Kim · 2024
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Aaron Guest and Suk-hee Kim ask whether short study badges help or threaten gerontology education, in a 2024 paper. Gerontology trains people to serve an aging population, yet its degree programs face closure, merger, and weak student intake, even as populations age worldwide. One response spreads aging content across other courses. Another is the micro-credential: a short, focused program that certifies a set of skills at low cost, often with no entry bar and self paced study.
Such badges come from many kinds of providers, from universities to employers and for profit firms. That spread leaves learners with little guidance on which badges are sound. It is often unclear what a given program teaches, what skills it builds, or whether its content is scientifically accurate. The authors weigh that promise against the risk to the field's standards and survival.
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| CREATOR | M Aaron Guest, Suk-hee Kim |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |