The Crisis of the Meritocracy Britain's Transition to Mass Education since the Second World War |
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| Author:
| Mandler, Peter |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-884014-5 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2020 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $51.77AUD $70.95 |
Book Description:
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The story of the revolutionary transformation of the British educational system in the second half of the 20th century from a rigid hierarchy for a minority, to a fundamental right of all citizens, one of the most valued and enduring features of the welfare state - and the crisis of the meritocracy that this has entailed.
The story of the revolutionary transformation of the British educational system in the second half of the 20th century from a rigid hierarchy for a minority, to a fundamental right of all citizens, one of the most valued and enduring features of the welfare state - and the crisis of the meritocracy that this has entailed.