Description: The Tyranny of the Meritocracy by Lani Guinier Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description A fresh and bold argument for revamping our standards of merit and a clear blueprint for creating collaborative education models that strengthen our democracy rather than privileging individual elites Standing on the foundations of America s promise of equal opportunity, our universities purport to serve as engines of social mobility and practition Publisher Description A fresh and bold argument for revamping our standards of "merit" and a clear blueprint for creating collaborative education models that strengthen our democracy rather than privileging individual elitesStanding on the foundations of Americas 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 and of women at the nations top institutions of higher education, and here she lays bare the practices that impede the stated missions of these schools.Goaded on by a contemporary culture that establishes value through ranking and sorting, universities assess applicants using the vocabulary of private, highly individualized merit. As a result of private merit standards and ever-increasing tuitions, our colleges and universities increasingly are failing in their mission to provide educational opportunity and to prepare students for productive and engaged citizenship.To reclaim higher education as a cornerstone of democracy, Guinier argues that institutions of higher learning must focus on admitting and educating a class of students who will be critical thinkers, active citizens, and publicly spirited leaders. Guinier presents a plan for considering "democratic merit," a system that measures the success of higher education not by the personal qualities of the students who enter but by the work and service performed by the graduates who leave.Guinier goes on to offer vivid examples of communities that have developed effective learning strategies based not on an individuals "merit" but on the collaborative strength of a group, learning and working together, supporting members, and evolving into powerful collectives. Examples are taken from across the country and include a wide range of approaches, each innovative and effective. Guinier argues for reformation, not only of the very premises of admissions practices but of the shape of higher education itself. Author Biography In 1998, Lani Guinier became the first woman of color appointed to a tenured professorship at Harvard Law School. Before her Harvard appointment, she was a tenured professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Guinier has published many books, including The Tyranny of the Majority, Becoming Gentlemen (with Michelle Fine and Jane Balin), Lift Every Voice, and The Miners Canary (coauthored with Gerald Torres). She was a lawyer with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund during the 1980s and was the Special Assistant to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights during the Carter Administration. In 1993 President Clinton nominated her to be the first black woman to head the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, which set off a firestorm of controversy. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Details ISBN 0807078123 ISBN-13 9780807078129 Title The Tyranny of the Meritocracy Author Lani Guinier Format Paperback Year 2016 Pages 176 Publisher Beacon Press GE_Item_ID:141726220; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! 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ISBN-13: 9780807078129
Book Title: The Tyranny of the Meritocracy
Number of Pages: 176 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Tyranny of the Meritocracy : Democratizing Higher Education in America
Publisher: Beacon Press
Subject: Minority Studies, Educational Policy & Reform / General, Discrimination, Multicultural Education, Discrimination & Race Relations, Higher, Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects
Item Height: 0.4 in
Publication Year: 2016
Item Weight: 8.9 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 8.9 in
Subject Area: Law, Social Science, Education
Author: Lani Guinier
Item Width: 6 in
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