The Credential Elite and the Credential Route to Success.

Kingston, Paul W.

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Publication Date: 1981

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The Credential Elite and the Credential Route to Success.

Kingston, Paul W.

Teachers College Record, v82 n4 p589-600 Sum 1981

The importance of academic credentials is discussed in relation to the changing occupational composition of high-income earners, family status, and the prestige of particular degrees such as the MBA and JD. (JN)

Descriptors: Credentials, Degrees (Academic), Employment Level, Family Status, Professional Education, Professional Occupations, Socioeconomic Status

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Language: English

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