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Meritocracy and the University

Selective Admission in England and the United States

Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London, United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 21st Sep 2017
Dimensions: w 156mm h 234mm d 13mm
Weight: 354g
ISBN-10: 1350051020
ISBN-13: 9781350051027
Barcode No: 9781350051027
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This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Who gets into elite universities, how and why? What are places like Harvard in the United States or Cambridge in England looking for when they admit undergraduate students? What qualities do selectors value and how do they decide between many applicants with often stellar attainment records? And, are we all better off because of who these elite universities admit? Meritocracy and the University provides an insight into the world of university admissions. Based on interviews with professional admissions staff and academic faculty members who select students, the book explains what selectors value and how they make decisions. By shining a light on the world of university admissions in England and in the United States, readers are invited to reflect on the similarities and differences in who selects and how selection is done, the purpose and mission of universities, and the challenges universities face in building fair admissions processes when earlier opportunities to shine in education are unequally distributed.

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Chosen as a Summer Read 2016 * Times Higher Education * This book is essential reading for all those concerned about inequalities in Higher Education. Drawing on rich and wide-ranging data, it provides a fascinating insight into admission policies in elite universities in the USA and UK. It shines a piercing analytical light on an area we know very little about, and in doing so raises important questions about the value and purpose of elite higher education. * Diane Reay, Professor of Education, Cambridge University, UK * A balanced overview of elite college admissions in the US and UK that lets us hear the voices of the gatekeepers. * Joseph Soares, Professor of Sociology, Wake Forest University, USA *