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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Degrees of doubt: Legitimate, real and fake qualifications in a global market |
Author: | Brown, George Maxwell |
Citation: | Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2006; 28(1):71-79 |
Publisher: | Carfax Publishing |
Issue Date: | 2006 |
ISSN: | 1360-080X |
School/Discipline: | School of Education |
Statement of Responsibility: | George M. Brown |
Abstract: | This paper provides an analysis into the global phenomenon known as credential/qualification fraud, a $US 1 billion dollar ‘cottage’ industry which has tainted higher education in Australia, and does not appear to be abating. The study is developed through a conceptual framework of credentialism, degree creep and screening theory, which the author theorises spawns the demand for degree qualifications, both legitimate and ‘less‐than‐wonderful’ along continuums of legitimacy and acceptability. The paper suggests several key resources and tools that can be used by administrators of universities, non‐self accrediting higher education providers and industry human resource managers. The paper concludes by reviewing key‐global practices currently employed as proactive measures to minimise credential fraud, moving towards a best practice framework for Australia. |
DOI: | 10.1080/13600800500440789 |
Appears in Collections: | Education publications |
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