Meritocratic Education and Social Worthlessness

Khen Lampert

Palgrave Macmillan, 2012

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This book critically examines the socio-cultural role of achievement within education, arguing that the increasingly global demand for measurable standards of academic achievement is an expression of political ideology and the aggressive competitive reality of a neo-capitalist schooling system, resulting in many students feeling socially worthless.

ISBN-13
9781137324887
ISBN-10
1137324880
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2012
Publication date
2012-12-24
Pages
142
Dimensions
224x146x16
Weight
318