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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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Howlett, Zachary M., 1976- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2021.
Temas:
Gaokao (Educational test) > Social aspects.
Universities and colleges > China > Entrance examinations.
Achievement tests > China.
Universités > Chine > Examens d'entrée.
Tests de rendement scolaire > Chine.
Achievement tests
Universities and colleges > Entrance examinations
China
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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