Despite the policies of equal opportunities, children’ social environment strongly influences their level of education (Observatory of Inequalities, 2011). The equality principle implies a meritocratic logic according to which each student has the same chances to succeed in school. However, meritocratic beliefs may have negative consequences for members of disadvantaged groups including self-assessment or self-concepts (Shannon & Major, 2006; Jost & Hunyady, 2005; Midgley, Feldlaufer, Eccles, 1989; Marsh, Köller, Baumert, 2001). However, members of disadvantaged groups need to believe in meritocratic ideology to preserve their self-image and/or their group (Jost et al., 2004; Kay & Friesen, 2011; Kay et al., 2009; Van Der Toorn et al., 2011...
This paper aims at explaining the perception of social inequalities and the support for an educati...
The school system is intended to offer all students the same opportunities, but most international s...
Most school discourses place more emphasis on the importance of effort versus being competent to suc...
Despite the policies of equal opportunities, children’ social environment strongly influences their ...
Malgré les politiques en faveur du principe d’égalité des chances, le milieu social dans lequel évol...
This study aims at measuring empirically the belief in meritocracy and analyzing the impact of educa...
Meritocratic ideology can promote system justification and inequalities perpetuation. The present re...
The following research focuses on the perception of meritocracy and the support for an education-bas...
La recherche présentée dans ce papier se centre sur la perception de la méritocratie et sur l’adhési...
09027While sociology of education has worked to demonstrate that schooling (re)produces social inequ...
La recherche présentée dans ce papier se centre sur la perception de la méritocratie et sur l’adhési...
Educational institutions are imbued with an institutional meritocratic discourse: only merit counts ...
International audienceMeritocratic ideology can promote system justification and the perpetuation of...
Published online: 17 August 2022Educational institutions are imbued with an institutional meritocrat...
This paper aims at explaining the perception of social inequalities and the support for an educati...
The school system is intended to offer all students the same opportunities, but most international s...
Most school discourses place more emphasis on the importance of effort versus being competent to suc...
Despite the policies of equal opportunities, children’ social environment strongly influences their ...
Malgré les politiques en faveur du principe d’égalité des chances, le milieu social dans lequel évol...
This study aims at measuring empirically the belief in meritocracy and analyzing the impact of educa...
Meritocratic ideology can promote system justification and inequalities perpetuation. The present re...
The following research focuses on the perception of meritocracy and the support for an education-bas...
La recherche présentée dans ce papier se centre sur la perception de la méritocratie et sur l’adhési...
09027While sociology of education has worked to demonstrate that schooling (re)produces social inequ...
La recherche présentée dans ce papier se centre sur la perception de la méritocratie et sur l’adhési...
Educational institutions are imbued with an institutional meritocratic discourse: only merit counts ...
International audienceMeritocratic ideology can promote system justification and the perpetuation of...
Published online: 17 August 2022Educational institutions are imbued with an institutional meritocrat...
This paper aims at explaining the perception of social inequalities and the support for an educati...
The school system is intended to offer all students the same opportunities, but most international s...
Most school discourses place more emphasis on the importance of effort versus being competent to suc...