Meritocratic Education and Social Worthlessness

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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.

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  • ISBN13 9781137324894
  • Released 2012
  • Publisher Palgrave Pivot
  • Format Elektronisk medie
  • Language English