Excellence.
Gardner, Dr. John W.
Excellence. - 1 online resource (135 pages)
Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- DEDICATION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART ONE-EQUAL AND UNEQUAL -- CHAPTER I-THE DECLINE OF HEREDITARY PRIVILEGE -- You Can Keep a Good Man Down -- The Stubborn Vitality of Nephewism -- CHAPTER II-EQUALITY AND COMPETITIVE PERFORMANCE -- All Shall Equal Be -- Let the Best Man Win -- CHAPTER III-THE THREE-WAY CONTEST -- PART TWO-TALENT -- CHAPTER IV-THE GREAT TALENT HUNT -- The Demand for High-Talent Manpower -- Vestiges of Stratification -- The Market for Talent -- CHAPTER V-THE IDENTIFICATION OF TALENT -- CHAPTER VI-FACTS AND FANCIES ABOUT TALENT -- PART THREE-INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES -- CHAPTER VII-EDUCATION AS A SORTING-OUT PROCESS -- The Rigors of Sorting Out -- The Hazards of Mediocrity -- CHAPTER VIII-COLLEGE AND THE ALTERNATIVES -- Who Should Go to College -- The Need for Institutional Diversity -- Opportunities Other Than College -- CHAPTER IX-MOTIVATION -- Who Cares? -- Challenge and Response -- The Mysteries of Individual Motivation -- PART FOUR-THE INGREDIENTS OF A SOLUTION -- CHAPTER X-THE DEMOCRATIC DILEMMA -- The Paradox in Democracy -- The Rise of the Meritocracy -- Where Does Wisdom Lie? -- CHAPTER XI-TALENT AND LEADERSHIP -- The Idea of a Natural Aristocracy -- Talent and Responsibility -- Leadership in a Free Society -- CHAPTER XII-THE IDEA OF EXCELLENCE -- The Many Kinds of Excellence -- Toning Up the Whole Society -- CHAPTER XIII-THE IDEAL OF INDIVIDUAL FULFILLMENT -- The Person One Could Be -- Waste on a Massive Scale: -- CHAPTER XIV-THE AIMS OF A FREE PEOPLE -- CHAPTER XV-THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR.
9781786256171
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Excellence. - 1 online resource (135 pages)
Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- DEDICATION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART ONE-EQUAL AND UNEQUAL -- CHAPTER I-THE DECLINE OF HEREDITARY PRIVILEGE -- You Can Keep a Good Man Down -- The Stubborn Vitality of Nephewism -- CHAPTER II-EQUALITY AND COMPETITIVE PERFORMANCE -- All Shall Equal Be -- Let the Best Man Win -- CHAPTER III-THE THREE-WAY CONTEST -- PART TWO-TALENT -- CHAPTER IV-THE GREAT TALENT HUNT -- The Demand for High-Talent Manpower -- Vestiges of Stratification -- The Market for Talent -- CHAPTER V-THE IDENTIFICATION OF TALENT -- CHAPTER VI-FACTS AND FANCIES ABOUT TALENT -- PART THREE-INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES -- CHAPTER VII-EDUCATION AS A SORTING-OUT PROCESS -- The Rigors of Sorting Out -- The Hazards of Mediocrity -- CHAPTER VIII-COLLEGE AND THE ALTERNATIVES -- Who Should Go to College -- The Need for Institutional Diversity -- Opportunities Other Than College -- CHAPTER IX-MOTIVATION -- Who Cares? -- Challenge and Response -- The Mysteries of Individual Motivation -- PART FOUR-THE INGREDIENTS OF A SOLUTION -- CHAPTER X-THE DEMOCRATIC DILEMMA -- The Paradox in Democracy -- The Rise of the Meritocracy -- Where Does Wisdom Lie? -- CHAPTER XI-TALENT AND LEADERSHIP -- The Idea of a Natural Aristocracy -- Talent and Responsibility -- Leadership in a Free Society -- CHAPTER XII-THE IDEA OF EXCELLENCE -- The Many Kinds of Excellence -- Toning Up the Whole Society -- CHAPTER XIII-THE IDEAL OF INDIVIDUAL FULFILLMENT -- The Person One Could Be -- Waste on a Massive Scale: -- CHAPTER XIV-THE AIMS OF A FREE PEOPLE -- CHAPTER XV-THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR.
9781786256171
Electronic books.