Nor are people studying a module or two, rather than a full qualification.
Similarly, Kim (2004) study with South Korean educators suggested that claims to professionalism were contested between educators themselves, depending on whether they held a university rather than a vocational qualification.
Both of these university partnerships are making a distinction between a fully fledged campus-based degree and these online courses where certificates are awarded rather than a formal qualification.
A new report by the Social Market Foundation (SMF) found that the number of students from disadvantaged backgrounds going to university was increasing fast, especially those entering with vocational qualifications such as BTecs rather than A-levels.
One problem with this suggestion is that a Masters degree is sometimes viewed as a consolation prize, rather than a valuable postgraduate qualification: to combat this perception, we suggest that a Masters degree should be made a mandatory step towards a PhD.
The authors say that rather than making the qualification compulsory the challenge is to provide a "clear and attractive alternative" for students who achieve good grades in GCSE maths but do not currently go on to study AS or A-level mathematics.
Now, it seems, England will have what many had called for - a reform of the existing GCSE system - rather than a revolution in qualifications.
And, attached to the notion that deep knowledge was a qualification, rather than a disqualification, for high office, Curzon never shrank from parading his well-stocked intellect.
However, it might be claimed that this is best viewed as a qualification, rather than a rejection, of his opposition to offense regulation.
Therefore college credentials are a pre-qualification rather than qualification.
