Credential market : mass schooling, academic power and the International Baccalaureate Diploma / Quentin Maire.

This book makes an original contribution to credential sociology by analysing how high school certificates become and remain valuable in a context of mass high school participation (i.e. credentialism). Building on a detailed analysis of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma, a senior seconda...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Maire, Quentin (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer, [2021]
Series:	International study of city youth education ; volume 4.
Subjects:	International baccalaureate. Educational equalization. Educational sociology. Educational equalization Educational sociology International baccalaureate Batxillerat. Estudis a l'estranger. Igualtat d'oportunitats educatives. Sociologia de l'educació. Llibres electrònics.
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Table of Contents:

1. A structural analysis of the IB Diploma credential
2. The IB Diploma retailers
3. The market position of IB Diploma retailers
4. The IB Diploma acquirers
5. The market position of IB Diploma acquirers
6. The academic power of the IB Diploma
7. Constructing the IB Diploma value
8. The historical construction of the IB Diploma market
9. The specificity of educational credentials as cultural goods.

Credential market : mass schooling, academic power and the International Baccalaureate Diploma / Quentin Maire.

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