The tyranny of the meritocracy : democratizing higher education in America /

The tyranny of the meritocracy : democratizing higher education in America /

"Standing on the foundations of America's promise of equal opportunity, our universities purport to "serve as engines of social mobility" and "practitioners of democracy." But as acclaimed scholar and pioneering civil rights advocate Lani Guinier argues, the merit syste...

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Main Author: Guinier, Lani
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston, Massachusetts : Beacon Press, c2015
Subjects:
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives > United States.
Education, Higher > Social aspects > United States.
Democracy and education > United States.
Multicultural education > United States.
Discrimination in higher education > United States.
Minorities > Education (Higher) > United States.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations.
EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General.
LAW / Discrimination.
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