Meritocratic Education and Social Worthlessness
Description
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.
Keywords
EducationPhilosophy, Theory & Social AspectsEducational Policy & ReformAdministrationSocial ScienceSociologyEducational Psychology
2012Book
Author(s)Khen Lampert
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9781137324887
LanguageEnglish
