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MERITOCRACY, CITIZENSHIP AND EDUCATION IBD

JOHN BECK
BLOOMSBURY 3PL
03 / 2008
9781847060730
Inglés

Sinopsis

Young?s iconic book The Rise of the Meritocracy, which not only coined the word meritocracy but contained a prescient warning about the dangers of pursuing the vision of a meritocratic society. This fascinating book takes this anniversary as its starting point for an analysis and critique of meritocracy, citizenship and education.á Part I begins with two substantial chapters - the first discussing Young?s book and its influence, and the second the revival of support for meritocracy under New Labour in the UK, with particular reference to its implications for education, the third chapter then examines and critiquesáthe ways New Labour has interpreted the idea of active citizenship.Part II examines issues of continuity and change in New Labour policy on schools, the curriculum, and the professions (especially but not only the teaching profession). Issuesáraised in Part Iáare revisited in Part III,á whicháis devoted to an analysis of policy responses to the problems of multiculturalism andátheir relation to immigration policy andáideas of a common civic culture in both Britain and overseas.In all the sections, the aim is to go beyond exposition to develop a sustained critique, particularly of New Labour?s over-centralizing tendencies and the associated erosion of local and institutional democracy.áá