@brianbeeler That could be a solution depending on so many factors. Education is very accessible to many people through libraries, online, personal associations. I believe the bigger issue is #credentialism which can be a barrier especially within bureaucratic structures.

@schrisomalis fascinating!

It looks like what we're seeing is a spike in this particular collocation rather than a drop in others — there must be a #DigitalHumanities paper on the evolution of #credentialism there

"The #meritocratic ideal is not a remedy for #inequality; it is a justification of inequality."
"Differences of #talent are as morally arbitrary as differences of #class."
From „The Tyranny of #Merit“ by Michael Sandel. Topics: #Credentialism in #education, exaggerated promise of #upwardmobility or holding unsuccessful/poor people responsible for their misfortune all by themselves. #equity #bookstodon
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/313112/the-tyranny-of-merit-by-sandel-michael-j/9780141991177

„The #americandream is alive an well, and living in #Copenhagen.“ Currently reading „The Tyranny of #Merit - Can We Find The Common Good?“ by Michael J. Sandell. In it, many important social issues are addressed that are relevant to most Western societies, e.g. #Credentialism in #education, the highly illusionary promise of #upwardmobility or the flip side of a #meritocratic view: That unsuccessful and poor people are held responsible for their misfortune all by themselves. #equity #bookstodon

Why is college the only signal? Why hasn't deskilling killed credentialism already? And why don't we hire with an exam-and-lottery process?

Read more at my blog: https://www.adamasnemesis.com/2021/10/02/the-puzzle-of-credentialism/

This post's featured image is "Room overlooking the harbor" by James Tissot (c. 1876-78).

#college #school #work #employees #careers #society #blog #highereducation #university #credentialism