Credentialism

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Robbins, Derek 2006. Credentialism. in: Turner, B. (ed.) The Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology Cambridge Cambridge University Press pp.

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Authors	Robbins, Derek
Editors	Turner, B.
Abstract	An extract from The Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology which discusses credentialism within a sociological context. ‘Credentials’ are described as the key factors at the interface between systems of education and systems of employment. Challenges to the assumption that educational acquisition determines occupational success are explored.
Keywords	De-Schooling; credential Keynesianism; Pierre Bourdieu; educational achievement
Book title	The Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology
Year	2006
Publisher	Cambridge University Press pp
Print	2006
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Deposited	25 Jan 2010
Place of publication	Cambridge
Web address (URL)	http://dx.doi.org/10.2277/0521540461
	http://hdl.handle.net/10552/520
Additional information	Citation: Robbins, D. (2006) ‘Credentialism’ in Turner, B. (ed.) The Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press pp 95-6.
Accepted author manuscript	Robbins, D (2006) CDS 95-6.pdf License CC BY-ND

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