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| Named Person: | Henry Chauncey; Henry Chauncey |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Nicholas Lemann |
| ISBN: | 0374299846 9780374299842 |
| OCLC Number: | 41482226 |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
| Description: | viii, 406 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | The Moral Equivalent of Religion -- Henry Chauncey's Idea -- The Glass Slipper -- Native Intelligence -- The Natural Aristocracy -- Victory -- IQ Joe -- The Census of One Ability -- The Standard Gauge -- In the System -- Meritocracy -- The Master Plan -- Rah! Rah! Rah! -- Chauncey at Yale -- The Negro Problem -- The Fall of Clark Kerr -- The Invention of the Asian-American -- Mandarins -- The Weak Spot -- Working -- The Fall of William Turnbull -- The Guardians -- Behind the Curtain -- Berkeley Squeezed -- Molly's Crisis -- The Case of Winton Manning -- Surprise Attack -- No Retreat -- The Fundis and the Realos -- Changing Sides -- Defeat -- Afterword: A Real Meritocracy. |
| Responsibility: | Nicholas Lemann. |
Abstract:
A history of the Educational Testing Service and the attempt to form an elite by sorting students, "fairly and dispassionately."
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