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Meritocratic Education and Social Worthlessness (Palgrave Pivot) by Khen Lampert is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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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. The Book Explores How This Burgeoning Demand In Education Systems Contrasts With The Very Foundations Of Education And Educational Common-sense, Which Should Value Achievement As A Basis For Developing A Positive Sense Of Worth For All Students And For Nurturing Their Potential. Instead, These Systems Are Structured By Consumerism, Exploitation And Marginalization, Breeding A Social-darwinian Atmosphere Within School Environments That Results In Many Students Feeling Socially Worthless And As Though They Have Under-achieved. Introduction -- Belling The Ring -- Worthlessness As Social Ideology -- The Answer Of Meritocracy -- The Folly Of Excellence -- The Loss Of Responsibility -- The Problem Of Worthlessness -- The Difficulty Of An Alternative. Khen Lampert. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 134-138) And Index.

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Author

Khen Lampert

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781137324894

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Sociology, Psychology, Education