Who Benefits from the Degree-Obsessed Society?
- CredentialismMeritocracy MythLifelong Learning
- Categories:Education Theory Schools & Teaching Social Sciences
- Language:Japanese（Translation Services Available）
- Publication date:March,2025
- Pages:248
- Retail Price:1155.00 JPY
- Size:172mm×105mm
- Publication Place:Japan
- Words:（Unknown）
- Star Ratings:
- Text Color:Black and white
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Feature
★ Exposes the collusion between institutions: Decodes why degree worship endures. Offers HR professionals fresh frameworks for talent evaluation, helps individuals break free from degree anxiety, and reclaim self-worth!
★ From "Degrees Are Useless" to True Meritocracy: This book reveals the hidden logic of credentialism and charts a new path for careers and self-actualization!
Description
A bombshell critique of the endless debate!
Despite decades of arguing over "degree uselessness," why does credentialism remain entrenched? Who truly benefits?
Is there an unspoken pact—corporations demanding "proven hard workers," and schools molding students to fit that mold?
This book is for:
HR professionals struggling to assess real competence
Anyone haunted by degrees despite knowing they’re not everything
Authored by an organizational developer trained in educational sociology and corporate logic, it dismantles the myths of credentialism with rare dual expertise.
Key Insights:
・Degrees historically served as effort-measuring tools
・Does Japan’s "Hirohiko Degree Theory" miss the point?
・The hidden engine of Japanese credentialism: membership-based employment
・Work isn’t about individual "ability" but team synergy
・Step one toward a "New Credential Society": Define what jobs actually require
Author
Organizational development expert. Born in Yokohama (1982). Holds a Master’s from the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Education. After working at a global consulting firm, she founded Onomizu Inc. (2017), advising corporations, hospitals, and schools. A mother of two battling breast cancer since 2020.
Notable Works:
Unshackling "Ability" (8th Place, Kinokuniya Humanities Award 2024)
The Meaning of Work (5th Place, 2025 Shinsho Grand Prize)
What Exactly Is the "Framework" of "Disparity"?
Contents
Chapter 2: Today’s "Degree Phenomenon"
Chapter 3: The Unspoken Assumptions Behind the Debate
Chapter 4: Breaking the Credentialism Deadlock
Chapter 5: The Future of "Degree Discourse"—From Competition to Co-Creation
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