Michael Young's The Rise of the Meritocracy: A Philosophical Critique

British Journal of Educational Studies

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 367-382

  Allen, Ansgar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ambition; competition; examination; justice; meritocracy; Michael Young

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865821645     PISSN: 00071005     EISSN: 14678527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071005.2011.582852     Document Type: Article

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