Baker, D. P. (2011). Forward and backward, horizontal and vertical: Transformation of occupational credentialing in the schooled society. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 29(1), 5-29. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0276562411000023 As described in their bibliography, Baker (2011) explained the impact that…
Forward and Backward, Horizontal and Vertical: Transformation of Occupational Credentialing in the Schooled Society | Baker
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Giving Credit Where Credit is Due | Ganzglass, Bird and Prince
Ganzglass, E., Bird, K., and Prince, H. (2011). Giving credit where credit is due. Center for Law and Social Policy. Retrieved from http://www.clasp.org. Described in Radionoff’s case study, the article “Giving Credit Where Credit is Due” (Ganzglass, Bird and Prince,2011)…
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Hiring in a Hobbesian World: Social Infrastructure and Employers’ Use of Information | Miller & Rosenbaum
Miller, S. R., & Rosenbaum, J.E. (1997). Hiring in a Hobbesian world: Social infrastructure and employers’ use of information. Work and Occupations, 24, 498-523. This article highlighted employers use of information in making hiring decisions. Miller and Rosenbaum noted that…
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How Should Colleges Assess and Improve Student Learning: Employers’ Views on the Accountability Challenge | Peter D. Hart Research Associates
Peter D. Hart Research Associates. (2008) How should colleges assess and improve student learning: Employers’ views on the accountability challenge. The Association of American Colleges and Universities. Washington, D.C. Retrieved fromhttp://www.aacu.org/leap/documents/2008_Business_Leader_Poll.pdf. This publication contrasted employers perceptions of candidates’ abilities to…
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How Should Colleges Prepare Students to Succeed in Today’s Global Economy? | Peter D. Hart Research Associates
Peter D. Hart Research Associates. (2006). How should colleges prepare students to succeed in today’s global economy? The Association of American Colleges and Universities. Washington, D.C. Retrieved from http://www.aacu.org/leap/documents/Re8097abcombined.pdf. This study presented recommendations on how colleges should prepare students for…
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Informal Learning Garners Acceptance as a Legitimate Learning Approach | Schooley, Moore and Magarie
Schooley, C., Moore, C., & Magarie, A. (2011). Informal learning garners acceptance as a legitimate learning approach [Online forum comment]. Retrieved from http://www.forrester.com Kathleen Radionoff points us to “Informal Learning Garners Acceptance as a Legitimate Learning Approach” (2011), in which…
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It Takes More Than a Major | Peter D. Hart Research Associates
Peter D. Hart Research Associates. It takes more than a major: Employer priorities for college learning and student success. The Association of American Colleges and Universities. Washington, D.C. April 10, 2013. Retrieved from http://www.aacu.org/leap/documents/2013_EmployerSurvey.pdf This report provided an overview of…
Ivies, extracurriculars, and exclusion: Elite employers’ use of educational credentials | Rivera
Rivera, L.A. (2011). Ivies, extracurriculars, and exclusion: Elite employers’ use of educational credentials. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 29(1), 71-90. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S027656241000065X Lauren Rivera (2011) discussed the prestige factor of degrees in employer’s screening and hiring decisions, suggesting…
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Ivies, Extracurriculars, and Exclusion: Elite Employers’ Use of Educational Credentials | Rivera
Rivera, Laura A. (2011). Ivies, extracurriculars, and exclusion: Elite employers’ use of educational credentials. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 29, 71–90. Rivera discussed the ways that employers interpret educational credentials to inform their hiring decisions. She described that employers…
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Job Requirements and Workers’ Learning: Formal Gaps, Informal Closure, Systematic Limits | Livingstone
Livingstone, D. W. (2010). Job requirements and workers’ learning: Formal gaps, informal closure, systemic limits. Journal of Education and Work, 23, 207-231. Retrieved from http://www.wallnetwork.ca/resources/Livingstone_EJRM_WALL2006.pdf. Livingstone describes the relation between education and work requirements in a knowledge-based economy. It describes a…
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