While sociology of education has worked to demonstrate that schooling (re)produces social inequalities, few empirical studies have raised the question of whether or not schooling legitimates the inequalities it, i.e., by inculcating in pupils both the principle of merit and the legitimacy of scholastic meritocracy. This question, raised instead by social psychologists, who have been deeply implicated in this area of study, is nonetheless of crucial importance. The empirical study presented here, which combines a survey of students in their first year of higher education and a series of interviews with adults, reveals that the principle of scholastic meritocracy has not been thoroughly internalized. People criticize that principle on two poi...
The school system is intended to offer all students the same opportunities, but most international s...
Published online: 17 August 2022Educational institutions are imbued with an institutional meritocrat...
Most school discourses place more emphasis on the importance of effort versus being competent to suc...
While sociology of education has worked to demonstrate that schooling (re)produces social inequaliti...
Si la sociologie de l’éducation s’est attachée à établir que l’école (re)produit des inégalités soci...
This study aims at measuring empirically the belief in meritocracy and analyzing the impact of educa...
This paper aims at explaining the perception of social inequalities and the support for an educati...
La recherche présentée dans ce papier se centre sur la perception de la méritocratie et sur l’adhési...
La recherche présentée dans ce papier se centre sur la perception de la méritocratie et sur l’adhési...
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...
Despite the policies of equal opportunities, children’ social environment strongly influences their ...
Marie Duru-Bellat’s “short” book, L’inflation scolaire. Les désillusions de la méritocratie, is a pr...
International audienceMeritocratic ideology can promote system justification and the perpetuation of...
Educational institutions are imbued with an institutional meritocratic discourse: only merit counts ...
The school system is intended to offer all students the same opportunities, but most international s...
Published online: 17 August 2022Educational institutions are imbued with an institutional meritocrat...
Most school discourses place more emphasis on the importance of effort versus being competent to suc...
While sociology of education has worked to demonstrate that schooling (re)produces social inequaliti...
Si la sociologie de l’éducation s’est attachée à établir que l’école (re)produit des inégalités soci...
This study aims at measuring empirically the belief in meritocracy and analyzing the impact of educa...
This paper aims at explaining the perception of social inequalities and the support for an educati...
La recherche présentée dans ce papier se centre sur la perception de la méritocratie et sur l’adhési...
La recherche présentée dans ce papier se centre sur la perception de la méritocratie et sur l’adhési...
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...
Despite the policies of equal opportunities, children’ social environment strongly influences their ...
Marie Duru-Bellat’s “short” book, L’inflation scolaire. Les désillusions de la méritocratie, is a pr...
International audienceMeritocratic ideology can promote system justification and the perpetuation of...
Educational institutions are imbued with an institutional meritocratic discourse: only merit counts ...
The school system is intended to offer all students the same opportunities, but most international s...
Published online: 17 August 2022Educational institutions are imbued with an institutional meritocrat...
Most school discourses place more emphasis on the importance of effort versus being competent to suc...