'The degree is not enough': Students' perceptions of the role of higher education credentials for graduate work and employability

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-61

  Tomlinson, Michael ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Credentials; Graduate employability; Human capital; Mass higher education; Positional competition

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149043352     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: 14653346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425690701737457     Document Type: Article

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