03456cam a2200517 i 4500 18329596 BJBSDDR 20241009172118.0 ta 141008s2016 mau b 001 0 eng 2014027507 9780807078129 (paperback) 0807078123 (paperback) 9780807006283 (ebook) DLC eng DLC rda DLC eng pcc n-us--- LA 227.4 G964t 2016 378.1/9820973 Guinier, Lani, 1950-2022 37749 The tyranny of the meritocracy : democratizing higher education in America / Lani Guinier. Boston, Massachusetts : Beacon Press, 2016 xiii, 160 pages ; 24 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. The Problem. Adonises with pimple Aptitude or achievement? From testocratic merit to democratic merit The Solution/s. Taking down fences at University Park Campus School No longer lonely at the top : The Posse Foundation Democratic merit in the classroom : Eric Mazur and Uri Treisman Six ways of looking at democratic merit Democratic merit in a twenty-first-century-world "Standing on the foundations of America's promise of equal opportunity, our universities purport to "serve as engines of social mobility" and "practitioners of democracy." But as acclaimed scholar and pioneering civil rights advocate Lani Guinier argues, the merit systems that dictate the admissions practices of these institutions are functioning to select and privilege elite individuals rather than create learning communities geared to advance democratic societies. Having studied and taught at schools such as Harvard University, Yale Law School, and the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Guinier has spent years examining the experiences of ethnic minorities at the nation's top institutions of higher education, and here she lays bare the practices that impede the stated missions of these schools. Guinier argues for reformation, not only of the very premises of admissions practices but of the shape of higher education itself, and she offers many examples of new collaborative initiatives that prepare students for engaged citizenship in our increasingly multicultural society"-- Provided by publisher. Education, Higher Aims and objectives United States. Education, Higher Social aspects United States. Democracy and education United States. Multicultural education United States. Discrimination in higher education United States. Minorities Education (Higher) United States. Educación superior Fines y objetivos Estados Unidos 2415 Educación superior Aspectos sociales Estados Unidos 2416 Educación y democracia 1067 Educación multicultural Estados Unidos 2420 Discriminación en la educación superior Estados Unidos 26773 Minorías Educación superior Estados Unidos 38813 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 121826 121826 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2024-08-05 0 LA 227.4 G964t 2016 00000182042 2024-08-05 00:00:00 1 2024-08-05 BK