Education Versus Qualifications?: A Study of Relationships Between Education, Selection for Employment...

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John Oxenham

Education Versus Qualifications?

A Study of Relationships Between Education, Selection for Employment and the Productivity of...

John Oxenham

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Routledge
19 January 2026

Higher & further education, tertiary education; Employment & unemployment

Series: Routledge Library Editions: Work & Society

Originally published in 1984, this book investigates the validity of educational qualifications: how they are determined, what justifications exist for them and how they change. It examines the assumption linking education and productivity and explores the belief that the ways in which scholastic qualifications are acquired distort education. In the investigations, the labour market, the school and community are not treated as ‘black boxes’ with no questions asked of their contents. Each is opened and placed under the microscope. Human resource personnel are asked to explain qualifications and selection for jobs. Supervisors are asked to estimate the quality of their workers. Teachers are observed in classrooms. Parents are asked what they hope for when they send their children to school. Simultaneously, research from a wide range of countries and cultures is explored.

Edited by: John Oxenham
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 470g
ISBN: 9781032835488
ISBN 10: 1032835486
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Work & Society
Pages: 252
Publication Date: 19 January 2026
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1.Introducion 2. The Methodology Used 3. The Demand for Higher Education 4. Organization and Access to Higher Education 5. The Quantitative Development of Higher Education 6. The Operation of the Higher Education System 7. Transition From the World of Higher Education to the World of Work 8. The World of Work 9. Conclusions: Implications for Higher Education Planners

Reviews for Education Versus Qualifications?: A Study of Relationships Between Education, Selection for Employment and the Productivity of Labour

Original Review of Education Versus Qualifications? ‘…thoroughly researched and wide-ranging…’ Gary McCulloch, Access: Contemporary Issues in Education, Vol 3, No. 2 (1984)