Nonformal Education and Occupational Stratification: Implications for Latin America
- 1 July 1975
- journal article
- Published by Harvard Education Publishing Group in Harvard Educational Review
- Vol. 45 (2) , 160-190
- https://doi.org/10.17763/haer.45.2.25g8026w70601705
Abstract
La Belle and Verhine trace the development of nonformal education and question whether it can bring significant income and status benefits to the economically disadvantaged in developing countries. They review research on the relationship between education and occupation and examine two theories which purport to explain this relationship. The authors conclude that as long as the credentials of formal schools continue to be the most salient factor in the job market, nonformal education—education without traditional credentials—will do little to increase social and economic equality.Keywords
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