Re: Bifurcation? -- The Dirty Little Secret of Credential Inflation

2002-10-09 Thread William B Ward
Great Article Bill Ward Here's an interesting piece that seems to me to put things into a useful perspective. (I pass it on since it may not be readily available to all.) best wishes, Stephen Straker GET INTERNET

Re: Bifurcation? -- The Dirty Little Secret of Credential Inflation

2002-10-08 Thread Stephen Straker
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why do we think that people earn higher degrees to earn more money? Maybe the love of learning and understanding drives them. From: William B Ward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] I have been associated with some good schools and some mediocre ones and can attest that

Re: Bifurcation? -- The Dirty Little Secret of Credential Inflation

2002-10-08 Thread Keith Hudson
Stephen, Thank you for posting the excellent article by Randall Collins. His 8th paragraph is saying exactly what I've been suggesting several times on FW-- even to the extent of agreeing the percentage that's probably involved: Furthermore, a high-tech society does not mean that a high

RE: Bifurcation? -- The Dirty Little Secret of Credential Inflation

2002-10-08 Thread Karen Watters Cole
Thanks for posting this article, Stephen. professional proletariat - love it. Randall does a good job of describing the process as it evolved, along the lines of the house that jack built, so that I was reminded of supply chain management of the academic world. Is that a fair description? If