LEADER 02706nam 2200493 450 001 9910208947803321 005 20210125131814.0 010 $a1-84966-548-6 010 $a1-84966-549-4 035 $a(CKB)4330000000003520 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16330904 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14906525 035 $a(PQKB)24269032 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4435494 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6160369 035 $a(EXLCZ)994330000000003520 100 $a20200715d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMeritocracy and the university $eselective admission in England and the United States /$fAnna Mountford Zimdars 210 1$aLondon, England :$cBloomsbury Academic,$d[2016] 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (247 pages) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-350-05102-0 311 $a1-84966-522-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aMachine generated contents note: -- Preface -- Contexts -- Ideas -- Processes -- Schools -- Applicants -- So What? -- Conclusion -- Index. 330 $a"Who gets into elite universities, how and why? What are places like Harvard in the United States or Cambridge in England looking for when they admit undergraduate students? What qualities do selectors value and how do they decide between many applicants with often stellar attainment records? And, are we all better off because of who these elite universities admit? Meritocracy and the University provides an insight into the world of university admissions. Based on interviews with professional admissions staff and academic faculty members who select students, the book explains what selectors value and how they make decisions. By shining a light on the world of university admissions in England and in the United States, readers are invited to reflect on the similarities and differences in who selects and how selection is done, the purpose and mission of universities, and the challenges universities face in building fair admissions processes when earlier opportunities to shine in education are unequally distributed"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aUniversities and colleges$zGreat Britain$xAdmission 615 0$aUniversities and colleges$xAdmission. 676 $a378.1610941 686 $aSOC026000$aEDU000000$aPOL040000$2bisacsh 700 $aMountford-Zimdars$b Anna$f1979-$0980705 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910208947803321 996 $aMeritocracy and the university$92238009 997 $aUNINA