Steroids and standardised tests: Meritocracy and the myth of fair play in the United States

Educational Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-8

  Gayles, Jonathan ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Meritocracy; SAT; Standardised testing; Steroids

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449248413     PISSN: 03055698     EISSN: 14653400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03055690802287702     Document Type: Article

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