Deep Analysis and Reflection on the Prevalence of Chinese Credentialism from Cross-Cultural Perspective

Lulu Zou ； Xin Wang ； Yufei Du ； Qiyue Yao

《International Journal of Social Science and Education Research》 5卷5期 (2022/05) Pp. 11-16

https://doi.org/10.6918/IJOSSER.202205_5(5).0002

摘要

Recently, education has undergone dramatic development, while the pursuit for higher credentials among people is growing increasing fierce. Resulting in devaluation of credential, this phenomenon is gradually transforming into credentialism. The key research points of our essay lie in the background, phenomena, reasons, and solutions to credentialism.

關鍵字

Credentialism ； Credential Devaluation ； Educational Reforms ； Cross‐Cultural Perspective

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