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What is Reforming Merit in Higher Education about?
The Tyranny of the Meritocracy argues that universities have strayed from their democratic mission by focusing too much on individual merit in admissions. The author, Lani Guinier, lays out how current practices of ranking and sorting applicants based on private standards of merit actually impede equal opportunity and preparing engaged citizens. She proposes evaluating "democratic merit" based on what graduates contribute through work and civic participation. The book also provides examples of collaborative
- Author
- KostasBaliotis
- Language
- EN