The discursive construction of lower-tracked students: Ideologies of meritocracy and the politics of education
This study considers the discursive construction of a particular type of student in Singapore - the lowest-tracked, Normal Technical (NT), secondary school student. Shaped by meritocratic policies, educational practices, and ideologies common to many late-modern societies, students in the NT track a...
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Main Author: | Kate T. Anderson (Author) |
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Arizona State University,
2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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