The Evolution of Deficit Thinking : Educational Thought and Practice
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0750706643
ISBN-13
9780750706643
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge Falmer
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 11th, 1997
Print length
270 Pages
Weight
567 grams
Product Classification:
Sociology & anthropologyPhilosophy & theory of educationEducational psychology
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The authors of this text argue that deficit thinking is a pseudo-science founded on racial and class bias. They trace the evolution of deficit thinking from the American colonial period to the present, critiquing the model and offering more
Deficit thinking refers to the notion that students, particularly low income minority students, fail in school because they and their families experience deficiencies that obstruct the leaning process (e.g. limited intelligence, lack of motivation, inadequate home socialization). Tracing the evolution of deficit thinking, the authors debunk the pseudo-science and offer more plausible explanations of why students fail.
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