Meritocracy and Its Discontents : Anxiety and the National College Entrance Exam in China /

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"An ethnography of the National College Entrance Examination, the Gaokao, in contemporary China. Discusses the exam as a fateful rite of passage that justifies and reinforces social inequality and the myth of meritocracy while enabling people to personify the cultural virtues of diligence, grit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Howlett, Zachary M., 1976- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Universities and colleges > Entrance examinations
Achievement tests
Achievement tests > China.
Universities and colleges > China > Entrance examinations.
Gaokao (Educational test) > Social aspects.
China
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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