The social sources of educational credentialism. Status cultures, labor markets, and organizations.

Autor/in	Brown, David K.
Titel	The social sources of educational credentialism. Status cultures, labor markets, and organizations.
Quelle	Aus: Currents of thougt: sociology of education at the dawn of the 21st century. New York, NY: ASA (2001) S. 19-34Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Literaturangaben 87
Sprache	englisch; englische Zusammenfassung
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Sammelwerksbeitrag
Schlagwörter	Bildungssystem; Arbeitsmarkt; Berechtigungswesen; Zertifikat; Akademischer Grad; Zulassungsverfahren; Weber, Max
Abstract	The expansion of access to higher education and the proliferation of formal degree requirements for entry to employment have been enduring trends over the past century. This article reviews the contested development and promise of the Weberian theory of educational credentialism, which views competition for credentials as a primary determinant of modern stratification systems. The key issues that are elaborated include the relationship of educational expansion to economic growth, the relative importance of technical skills versus occupational status-group cultures in degrees and recruitment, the significance of the formalization of degrees, and the peculiar dynamics of bureaucratic and professional credential markets. The future trajectory of credentialism is assessed in light of potential policy reforms, market crises, and state interventions. (DIPF/orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2003_(CD)