Tom Parr & Areti Theofilopoulou, Against Credentialism

Degrees of Control: A Sociology of Educational Expansion and credentialise It examines the core proposition that most of the current challenges besetting HE institutions are a result of the exponential rise in credentialise The expansion of access to higher education and the proliferation of formal degree requirements for entry to employment have been enduring trends over the

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