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Meaning of "credentialism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CREDENTIALISM

credentialism  [krɪˈdɛnʃəˌlɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CREDENTIALISM

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Credentialism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CREDENTIALISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Credentialism

Credentialism is the over-emphasis on credentials when hiring staff or assigning social status. An employer may require a diploma, professional license or academic degree, say, for a job which can be done perfectly well applying skills acquired through experience or informal study.

Definition of credentialism in the English dictionary

The definition of credentialism in the dictionary is a tendency to value formal qualifications, esp at the expense of competence and experience.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CREDENTIALISM


brutalism
ˈbruːtəˌlɪzəm
capitalism
ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm
colonialism
kəˈləʊnɪəˌlɪzəm
formalism
ˈfɔːməˌlɪzəm
imperialism
ɪmˈpɪərɪəˌlɪzəm
journalism
ˈdʒɜːnəˌlɪzəm
liberalism
ˈlɪbərəˌlɪzəm
literalism
ˈlɪtərəˌlɪzəm
materialism
məˈtɪərɪəˌlɪzəm
metabolism
mɪˈtæbəˌlɪzəm
minimalism
ˈmɪnɪməˌlɪzəm
nationalism
ˈnæʃənəˌlɪzəm
Orientalism
ˌɔːrɪˈɛntəˌlɪzəm
photojournalism
ˌfəʊtəʊˈdʒɜːnəˌlɪzəm
professionalism
prəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm
realism
ˈrɪəˌlɪzəm
socialism
ˈsəʊʃəˌlɪzəm
surrealism
səˈrɪəˌlɪzəm
symbolism
ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm
vandalism
ˈvændəˌlɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CREDENTIALISM

cred
credal
credence
credence table
credenda
credendum
credent
credential
credentialed
credentialled
credentialling
credentials
credenza
credibility
credibility gap
credibility rating
credible
credibleness
credibly
credit

WORDS THAT END LIKE CREDENTIALISM

alcoholism
cannibalism
citizen journalism
communalism
environmentalism
factionalism
federalism
fundamentalism
idealism
individualism
industrialism
initialism
intellectualism
multiculturalism
multilateralism
mutualism
pastoralism
photorealism
pluralism
spiritualism
traditionalism

Synonyms and antonyms of credentialism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «credentialism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CREDENTIALISM

Find out the translation of credentialism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of credentialism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «credentialism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

文凭主义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

credencialismo
570 millions of speakers

English

credentialism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

credentialism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

credentialism
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

credentialism
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

credentialism
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

credentialism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

diplômanie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kepercayaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Credentialismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

credentialism
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

credentialism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kepercayaan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

credentialism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

credentialism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विश्वासार्हता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

credentialism
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

credenzialismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

credentialism
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

credentialism
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

credentialism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διαπιστευτικότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

credentialism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

credentialism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

credentialism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of credentialism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CREDENTIALISM»

The term «credentialism» is used very little and occupies the 157.843 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CREDENTIALISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «credentialism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «credentialism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about credentialism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CREDENTIALISM»

Discover the use of credentialism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to credentialism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Hidden professoriate: credentialism, professionalism, ...
These stories reveal the human factor, too often slighted or forgotten in discussions of the precarious place of the university in today's society.
Arthur S. Wilke, 1979
2
The Origins of Japanese Credentialism
The book also includes a comparative consideration of the development of education, qualification, and selection mechanisms in both Japan and Europe. (Series: Japanese Society)
Ikuo Amano, 2011
3
Rising Returns to Schooling in Argentina, 1992-2002: ...
Productivity Or Credentialism? Maria Paula Savanti, Harry Anthony Patrinos. Table 2: Earnings Functions: Level and Years Source: EPH Testing for Non- Linearities The methods used thus far may not account for the timing of the dropout ...
Maria Paula Savanti, Harry Anthony Patrinos, 2005
4
Overeducation in Europe: Current Issues in Theory and Policy
The condition for credentialism of members of licensed professions is that after a demand shock, labour supply reacts more elastic than labour demand in response to the increased qualification demand. This condition seems especially  ...
Felix Büchel, A. de Grip, Antje Mertens, 2003
5
Ivory Tower Blues: A University System in Crisis
This segment of the youth population has been dubbed the 'forgotten half' because they are often not included in research and policy efforts directed at young people.74 Referring to this often overlooked side of credentialism, one American ...
James E. Côté, Anton L. Allahar, 2007
6
Credentialism in Physician Assistant Education: Practicing ...
These works are packaged and produced by BiblioLabs under license by ProQuest UMI.
Todd Leech, 2011
7
Human Capital Concept and Credentialism: A Case Study of the ...
The main objective of this study was to find support for the human capital concept, and credentialism or the screening hypothesis.
Valery Margaret Jackson, 1996
8
Professional Powers: A Study of the Institutionalization of ...
Credentialism can take many forms and cannot be dealt with sensibly in global terms. In its most general form credentialism creates market signals (Spence 1974), conventionalized bits of information about the capacity and skill of a worker ...
Eliot Freidson, 1988
9
Convexity and Sheepskin Effects in the Human Capital ...
Here, too, I discuss three possibilities: Credentialism, differences in the actual amount of learning acquired by students who complete the last year within a given level, rather than any intervening year, and discontinuities in ability associated ...
Norbert Rüdiger Schady, 2001
10
Human Institutions: A Theory of Societal Evolution
In turn, this credentialism has produced "standardized membership categories," such as high school graduate, college graduate, or postgraduate, which gloss over the wide variations in abilities and knowledge of individuals in these ...
Jonathan H. Turner, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CREDENTIALISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term credentialism is used in the context of the following news items.
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NCEA pass rates increases 'don't reflect genuine increase in learning'
... levels are 'creeping problems' around the world associated with the spread of mass education and the associated 'credentialism'," he said. «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
2
David Leyonhjelm thinks childcare subsidies are a mistake
The main reason for this is the increased credentialism and regulation that pervades the sector. Whereas childcare workers were once just ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
3
Class prejudice knocks out ladders of success
... is the gap in opportunities created by a growing credentialism and the death-grip of finance and other destructive sectors on the economy. «Global Times, Jun 15»
4
Difficulty Along the Way
Then he told me how he'd written papers on credentialism, so he recognized the exaggerated value of peer reviewed academic work. A friend ... «NewsReleaseWire.com, Jun 15»
5
No, The Pope Has Not Got An Advanced Chemistry Degree – Not …
On the contrary, it seems all too depressingly symptomatic of the fatuous “credentialism” with which the left is so obsessed and which goes such ... «Breitbart News, Jun 15»
6
Looking for the next crisis? Try student debt
There is also the matter of "credentialism," the trend in many professions to screen for ever higher qualifications for jobs that may not require ... «CNBC, Jun 15»
7
Overhaul of university entrance exam is put to the test
With experience of teaching in several provinces in Vietnam, Phu fears the 'credentialism' culture which has taken root in Vietnamese society ... «University World News, Jun 15»
8
Pro-abortionists recycle old playbook to attack the Pain-Capable …
First, there is the impact of credentialism laced with what we call “ advocacy malpractice” around here. In a nutshell some pro-abortionist with a ... «National Right to Life News, Jun 15»
9
Summers of opportunity
What might commence as innocuous small-talk can tend to devolve into subtle, passive-aggressive credentialism. The silently unanimous ... «Duke Chronicle, Jun 15»
10
Credentialism: Is a degree more than just a piece of paper?
Credentialism is creeping back into the higher education debate as ... There is a danger that the concept of credentialism is a form of class ... «Science Codex, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Credentialism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/credentialism>. May 2024 ».
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