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Direct linkOwens, John; de St Croix, Tania – British Journal of Educational Studies, 2020
Contemporary meritocratic education discourse in England positions schools as 'engines of social mobility', responsible for enabling students' educational 'success' regardless of their circumstances. Building on critiques that characterise meritocracy as a neoliberal cultural motif that legitimates inequalities, and the capabilities approach, this…
Descriptors: Social Mobility, Neoliberalism, Academic Achievement, Criticism
