Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ540197
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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"To Better Our Condition": Educational Credentialing and "the Silent Compulsion of Economic Relations" in the United States, 1830 to the Present.
Hogan, David
History of Education Quarterly, v36 n3 p243-70 Fall 1996
Examines the social and economic pressures exerted on U.S. society by industrialization and a market economy and the concurrent effect on public education. Argues that market forces shaped education as a credentialing process that ensured social stratification. Discusses the present application of this process and its implications for educational reform. (MJP)
Descriptors: American Dream, Credentials, Economic Impact, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits, Educational Certificates, Educational History, Educational Sociology, Free Enterprise System, Higher Education, Industrialization, Public Education, Social Change, Social Mobility, Social Stratification, Social Values, Socioeconomic Influences, Student Certification
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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