Who's for Meritocracy? Individual and Contextual Variations in the Faith

Autor/inn/en	Duru-Bellat, Marie; Tenret, Elise
Titel	Who's for Meritocracy? Individual and Contextual Variations in the Faith
Quelle	In: Comparative Education Review, 56 (2012) 2, S.223-247 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0010-4086
DOI	10.1086/661290
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Social Systems; Attitudes; Differences; Outcomes of Education; Social Psychology; Cross Cultural Studies; Austria; Bulgaria; Canada; Chile; France; Germany; Hungary; Israel; Latvia; New Zealand; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Russia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; United Kingdom; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Social system; Soziales System; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Unterscheiden; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Sozialpsychologie; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Österreich; Bulgarien; Kanada; Frankreich; Deutschland; Ungarn; Lettland; Neuseeland; Norwegen; Polen; Russland; Slowakei; Slowenien; Spanien; Großbritannien; USA
Abstract	This article reports on perceptions of meritocracy and support for education-based meritocracy in 26 countries. Using the International Social Survey Program Social Inequality III (1999) survey, we investigate the impact of education on perceptions and support, at both the individual and the country level. At the individual level, education strengthens support for education-based meritocracy but has less impact on perceptions of meritocracy. National indicators are also associated with perceived and preferred meritocracy. Perceived meritocracy is correlated with the expansion of the education system, while the support for education-based meritocracy is correlated with average returns to education. We also find that perceptions and preferences may be affected by such national characteristics as inequality and the average wealth. (Contains 3 figures, 2 tables, and 19 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10