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ERIC Number: EJ679977
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0038-0407
The Social Sources of Educational Credentialism: Status Cultures, Labor Markets, and Organizations.
Brown, David K.
Sociology of Education, p19-34 2001
Discusses expansion of access to higher education. Reviews contested development and promise of the Weberian theory of educational credentialism. Examines the relationship of educational expansion to economic growth, relative importance of technical skills versus occupational status-group cultures in degrees and recruitment, significance of degree formalization, and dynamics of professional credential markets. (CAJ)
Descriptors: Credentials, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Educational Sociology, Higher Education, Human Capital, Labor Market, Professional Education, Social Stratification
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Economic Growth; Weber (Max)
Note: Sociology of Education is a refereed journal. Theme Issue: Currents of Thought: Sociology of Education at the Dawn of the 21st Century. Extra 2001 Issue.