The Societal Impacts of Credentialism and Educational Inflation

Professionalism Reborn: Theory, Prophecy, and Policy credentialise Credentialist theory argues that education takes a central position in systems of stratification because educational degrees restrict access credentialise Where does the noun credentialism come from? The earliest known use of the noun credentialism is in the 1960s OED's earliest evidence for credentialism is

credentialise Credentialism definition: excessive reliance on credentials, especially academic degrees, in determining hiring or promotion policies