The limitations of expert-led #fellowships for #Global_health
▻https://redasadki.me/2024/02/29/the-limitations-of-expert-led-fellowships-for-global-health
Coaching and mentoring programs sometimes called “fellowships” have been upheld as the gold standard for developing leaders in #global_health. For example, a fellowship in the field of immunization was recently advertised in the following manner. We will not dwell here on the ‘live engagements’, which are expert-led presentations of technical knowledge. We already know that such ‘webinars’ have very limited learning efficacy, and unlikely impact on outcomes. (This may seem like a harsh statement to global health practitioners who have grown comfortable with webinars, but it is substantiated by decades of evidence from learning science research.) On the surface, the rest of the model sounds highly effective, promising personalized attention and expert guidance. The use of a project-based (...)
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