An Integrative Literature Review of the Implementation of Micro-Credentials in Higher Education: Implications for Practice in Australasia

Autor/inn/en	Selvaratnam, Ratna Malar; Sankey, Michael David
Titel	An Integrative Literature Review of the Implementation of Micro-Credentials in Higher Education: Implications for Practice in Australasia
Quelle	In: Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 12 (2021) 1, S.1-17 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1838-3815
Schlagwörter	Credentials; Employment Qualifications; Awards; Models; Higher Education; Foreign Countries; Professional Development; Certification; Guidelines; Educational Policy; Graduate Study; Undergraduate Study; Employment Potential; Systems Approach; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienbuch; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Award; Auszeichnung; Analogiemodell; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ausland; Abschlusszeugnis; Zertifizierung; Richtlinien; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Grundstudium; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Systemischer Ansatz; Australien
Abstract	Micro-credentials research, which includes digital badges, is a relatively new field of study that seeks to inform the implementation, portability and sustainability of the ecology of meaningful delivery. This paper reviews literature relevant to understanding connections between universities' intent to offer micro-credentials and the environment that is needed to do so. From this integrated study, the paper distils a number of core concerns and identifies some gaps in the literature. One of its primary goals is to clear the ground for the construction of a technical model of micro-credentialing implementation that can be used by the various stakeholders involved in the design and evaluation of new micro-awards. A closely related goal is to help those participating in micro-credentialing research to locate and understand each other's contributions, as fragmentation in research related to micro-credentials makes progress in the field slow. Hence, this review draws together research in the field to identify research foci and gaps, and then also capture some work by micro-credentialing researchers that directly attempts to model the main relationships in the field. The paper ends with a summary of implications for practice, especially for the Australasian higher education context. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability. Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3125. Web site: https://ojs.deakin.edu.au/index.php/jtlge/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01