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Education, meritocracy and redistribution.

Souto-Otero, Manuel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8768-514X 2010. Education, meritocracy and redistribution. Journal of Education Policy 25 (3) , pp. 397-413. 10.1080/02680930903576396

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Abstract

This paper analyses the relationship between education, meritocracy and redistribution. It first questions the meritocratic ideal highlighting how it relates to normative expectations that do not hold fully neither in their logic nor in practice. It then complements the literature on persistent inequalities by focusing on the opportunities for change created by current trends in the economy and in social aspirations. As the meritocratic argument that education is strongly linked to certain rewards in the labour market comes under pressure, increasing social dissatisfaction with education and skills wastage could be expected, as already noted in part of the political economy literature. This literature, however, has tended to conclude from such observations that educational expansion cannot deliver equality. The paper contributes to the debate by focusing on the opportunities created by current trends for the reorganisation of the relationship between education, the economy and society.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
L Education > L Education (General)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISSN: 1464-5106
Last Modified: 31 Oct 2022 09:30
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/81307

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