Pelham Anabel, Schafer Donna, Abbott Pauline, Estes Carroll
Gerontology Program, School of Social Work, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California 94132, USA.
Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2012;33(1):6-19. doi: 10.1080/02701960.2012.638348.
The aging of society requires more trained aging specialists. Are higher education institutions prepared? Results of a comparison of gerontology programs in 2000 and 2010 indicate that the number of programs has declined and that higher education is not prepared. To address this challenge, the authors propose that gerontology be professionalized. To do so will require the accreditation of gerontology programs, the credentialing of gerontology graduates, and the employment of professional gerontologists. The authors offer a model that describes these relationships. The authors make the case, using a symbolic interactionist approach, that the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education must accredit gerontology programs.
社会老龄化需要更多训练有素的老龄问题专家。高等教育机构准备好了吗？2000年和2010年老年学项目比较结果表明，项目数量有所下降，高等教育并未做好准备。为应对这一挑战，作者提议将老年学专业化。这样做将需要对老年学项目进行认证，对老年学专业毕业生进行资格认定，并雇佣专业老年学专家。作者提供了一个描述这些关系的模型。作者采用符号互动主义方法论证，高等教育老年学协会必须对老年学项目进行认证。
