Posts about: meritocratic principle

School in the age of competitive individualism? Behind the rhetoric of excellence, the meritocratic illusion

Posted by Kevin | October 20, 2026 | World leading higher education information and services

THE ESSENTIALS Fifty years ago, sociologists Pierre Bourdieu and Jean-Claude Passeron denounced the meritocratic illusion of school. These social and achievement inequalities persist, as highlighted by school… Learn more.

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