Includes bibliographical references (pages 352-390) and index.
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.
Summary
Chronicles the history of the Educational Testing Service and discusses how it was created, why researchers believed it would help create a new class of intelligent Americans, how the plan backfired, and how it affected American history.
