@inbook{6f2c729f318e4da986846c7b9ae437da,
title = "Higher education differentiation and the myth of meritocracy: the case of the UK",
abstract = "The UK possesses one of the most unequal societies in the developed world together with one of the most stratified higher education systems. The chapter explores the relationships between these two features of modern British society. It draws on the concept of 'meritocracy' to explore the ways in which a massified and differentiated higher education system is able to contribute simultaneously to both social reproduction and social change. It also considers the implications for the experiences of students, both academic and social.",
keywords = "differentiation, elite reproduction, higher education, inequality, meritocracy, social change, social mobility, universities",
author = "John Brennan",
year = "2015",
month = dec,
day = "11",
doi = "10.3726/978-3-653-06508-4",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783653065084",
series = "Higher Education Research and Policy",
publisher = "Peter Lang Publishing Group",
pages = "185--199",
editor = "P. Zgaga and U. Teichler and J. Brennan",
booktitle = "The Globalisation Challenge for European Higher Education",
address = "Switzerland",
}