OVEREDUCATION AND ACADEMIC DIPLOMA INFLATION
IN THE PERCEPTION OF MANAGEMENT AND LAW GRADUATES Cover Image

ZJAWISKO PRZEEDUKOWANIA I INFLACJI DYPLOMU AKADEMICKIEGO W PERCEPCJI ABSOLWENTÓW ZARZĄDZANIA ORAZ PRAWA
OVEREDUCATION AND ACADEMIC DIPLOMA INFLATION IN THE PERCEPTION OF MANAGEMENT AND LAW GRADUATES

Author(s): Anna Sobczak
Subject(s): Higher Education , Sociology of Education
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: overeducation; academic degree inflation; higher education; graduates; management; law;

Summary/Abstract: The article is dedicated to the phenomenon of overeducation, which refers to an excess of graduates from highereducation institutions and academic diploma inflation. The significance and value of a higher education diplomahave diminished compared to the past. This shift is related to the massification of higher education, resulting in anoversupply of graduates relative to the demands of the job market. The article discusses the issue of overeducationand academic diploma inflation in Poland. Additionally, it presents findings from qualitative research related to howgraduates in management and law perceive academic diploma inflation and overeducation. These findings confirmthe existing problem of an oversupply of individuals with higher education in Poland and highlight several negativeconsequences.

  • Issue Year: 11/2024
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 52-60
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish
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