THE ASSOCIATION OF GERONTOLOGY IN HIGHER EDUCATION (AGHE) GERONTOLOGY EDUCATION COMPETENCIES

摘要

The Association of Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE) is a global leader in education on aging and has revitalized competencies for gerontology education programs at the Associate, Bachelor’s and Master’s degree levels over a 3-year iterative process. This presentation will review the consensus-building process that used a tiered “circle of influence” method, the foundations and organization of the competencies, and the final set of AGHE gerontology education competencies. This presentation will include examples of utilizing the competencies for curricula development, application of a newly designed curriculum mapping tool and approaches to competency-based outcome evaluation. Discussion will include how the AGHE competencies are now being integrated into the Accreditation of Gerontology Education Council as one international program review criterion for programmatic accreditation of gerontology education programs.