Essays about: "Meritocratic"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the word Meritocratic.

  1. 1. The state of the state of education : An analysis of the development of Dutch educational discourse and its reflection of the formulation, reinforcement, and reproduction of meritocratic ideology

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

    Author : Steijn van de Peppel; [2023]
    Keywords : Meritocracy; Education; Discourse; The Netherlands; Inequality;

    Abstract : This study uses critical discourse analysis to assess how the annual report of the Dutch education system, de staat van het onderwijs, formulates, reinforces, and reproduces meritocratic ideology. A comparison of the 2010/2011 and 2020/2021 editions highlights the development of the discourse and provides a strong foundation for critical analysis. READ MORE

  3. 2. Ethnic Diversity at the Big Four : What are the experiences of foreign authorized auditors regarding ethnic diversity and inclusion at the workplace?

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Ranya Abbas; Felicia Nordh; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Background/Problematization: The auditing industry has for a long time been, and is still, characterized by homogeneity and long educational requirements which in turn creates barriers for ethnic minorities to enter the auditing industry and to advance. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore how authorized auditors with a different ethnicity than Swedish have experienced their workplace regarding the diversity and inclusiveness that is stated in the sustainability- and annual reports. READ MORE

  4. 3. Elite Education for the People? : Nuances of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program in Polish High Schools

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

    Author : Paulina Kucharska; [2023]
    Keywords : Public Education; International Baccalaureate; IB; Internationalization of Education; Educational Trajectories; Educational Strategies; Symbolic Capital;

    Abstract : The International Baccalaureate (IB), a private curriculum associated largely with exclusive education for transnationally mobile upper classes, has recently began to quietly enter public, national education systems, offering its alternative, elite schooling in tuition-free state institutions. This paper explores the nuanced case of Poland, where IB diploma program is offered as one of the tracks within state schools, existing side-by-side and competing with the national curriculum. READ MORE

  5. 4. ELITE SURVIVAL FIRST, THEN MERITOCRATIZATION Implications of Elite Survival on the Meritocratization of Bureaucracies: A Panel Data Study from 1820 to 2010

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ramin Shirali; [2019-02-12]
    Keywords : Bureaucracy; Public administration; Meritocracy; Impartiality; Tertiary education; Political elite; Political regime; Democracy; Autocracy;

    Abstract : Previous research has shown that meritocratic recruitment increases bureaucratic governance and decreases corruption (Evans and Rauch, 1999, 2000). However, less emphasis has been made on why meritocratic practices take root. This paper aims to explore this scientific gap by testing two main hypotheses. READ MORE

  6. 5. Distributing Educational Opportunities : Strengths and Weaknesses of Different Approaches

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Adam Ek; [2019]
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    Abstract : When there is scarcity of educational position, we need a just system of distribution that decides who's to be admitted to said position. In this text I argue that the common system of using grades and test results as merit to distribute educational opportunities is unjust. READ MORE