Credential Market: Mass Schooling, Academic Power and the International Baccalaureate Diploma

In: International Study of City Youth Education Ser. v.4

Abstract

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- About the Author -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Revisiting Credential Sociology -- The Sociology of Educational Credentials -- Education Credentials and the Modern Social Order -- Credentials and Social Power -- Where Does Credential Power Come From? -- Credentials and Sociodicy -- High School Credentials and Social Closure -- Credentials and Economic Metaphors -- Credentialism as Generalised Credential Inflation -- Credential Value -- Value in Social Science -- Credential Value and Belief -- From Value to Valuation -- Credential Legitimacy and the State -- The Value of Educational Credentials -- Credential Distribution and Structural Value -- Credential Markets -- Markets, Market Position and Market Power -- Credential Markets -- Credential Market Position as Academic Power -- Credential Theory and the IB Diploma -- Method and Data -- The Argument Summarised -- References -- Chapter 2: The IB Diploma from Globalisation to Credential Theory -- A Global Imaginary -- Shortfalls of Assumed Global Class Formation -- Re-embedding the IB Diploma in Credential Structures -- Framing the IB Diploma Internationally -- Uneven Country Distribution and Private Schooling -- A Domestic and Gendered Student Recruitment -- Universal University Aspirations and Domestic Destinations -- The Structure of the Global IB Diploma Market -- The Differentiated Insertion of the IB Diploma Across High School Credential Markets -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: The IB Diploma and the Nation-State: Positional Competition and Academic Distinction -- Introduction -- The United States -- Canada -- India -- East and Southeast Asia -- England -- South America -- Europe -- The Middle East -- Australia -- Generalisations and Conclusion -- References.