Inflacja dyplomu akademickiego w społeczeństwie   współczesnym
Academic Diploma Inflation in Contemporary Society

A Study in the Sociology of Education

Author(s): Anna Sobczak
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Higher Education
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: higher education; graduates; labour market; overeducation of society; academic diploma inflation; university
Summary/Abstract: The publication is devoted to the current phenomenon of overeducation of society and academic diploma inflation. Its subject matter fits into the Polish and international discussion on the relationship between the functions of the university, the labour market and social structure. The author attempts to analyse the problem stated in the title both in the theoretical context and in relation to social reality. In the latter case, she reconstructs this issue as it manifests itself in Poland and in the United States based on the subject literature. The author also presents the results of her own research relating to university graduates' perceptions of academic diploma inflation. The book indicates that the phenomenon of academic diploma inflation is an obvious social and educational challenge for contemporary society and also describes possible spheres of activity in this area.

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