The Resource The tyranny of the meritocracy : democratizing higher education in America, Lani Guinier
The tyranny of the meritocracy : democratizing higher education in America, Lani Guinier
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- Summary
- "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 systems that dictate the admissions practices of these institutions are functioning to select and privilege elite individuals rather than create learning communities geared to advance democratic societies. Having studied and taught at schools such as Harvard University, Yale Law School, and the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Guinier has spent years examining the experiences of ethnic minorities at the nation's top institutions of higher education, and here she lays bare the practices that impede the stated missions of these schools. Guinier argues for reformation, not only of the very premises of admissions practices but of the shape of higher education itself, and she offers many examples of new collaborative initiatives that prepare students for engaged citizenship in our increasingly multicultural society"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiii, 160 pages
- Isbn
- 9780807006276
- Link
- 9780807006276.jpg
- Label
- The tyranny of the meritocracy : democratizing higher education in America
- Title
- The tyranny of the meritocracy
- Title remainder
- democratizing higher education in America
- Statement of responsibility
- Lani Guinier
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "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 systems that dictate the admissions practices of these institutions are functioning to select and privilege elite individuals rather than create learning communities geared to advance democratic societies. Having studied and taught at schools such as Harvard University, Yale Law School, and the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Guinier has spent years examining the experiences of ethnic minorities at the nation's top institutions of higher education, and here she lays bare the practices that impede the stated missions of these schools. Guinier argues for reformation, not only of the very premises of admissions practices but of the shape of higher education itself, and she offers many examples of new collaborative initiatives that prepare students for engaged citizenship in our increasingly multicultural society"--
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- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Guinier, Lani
- Dewey number
- 378.1/9820973
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- LA227.4
- LC item number
- .G85 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Education, Higher
- Education, Higher
- Democracy and education
- Multicultural education
- Discrimination in higher education
- Minorities
- Label
- The tyranny of the meritocracy : democratizing higher education in America, Lani Guinier
- Link
- 9780807006276.jpg
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000396481
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 160 pages
- Isbn
- 9780807006276
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2014027507
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 000396481
- (OCoLC)892794498
- Label
- The tyranny of the meritocracy : democratizing higher education in America, Lani Guinier
- Link
- 9780807006276.jpg
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000396481
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 160 pages
- Isbn
- 9780807006276
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2014027507
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 000396481
- (OCoLC)892794498
Subject
- Discrimination in higher education -- United States
- Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- United States
- Democracy and education -- United States
- Minorities -- Education (Higher) -- United States
- Multicultural education -- United States
- Education, Higher -- Social aspects -- United States
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