The Evolution of Deficit Thinking : Educational Thought and Practice

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Format Paperback / Softback

ISBN-10 0750706651

ISBN-13 9780750706650

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 426 grams

Dimensions 23.50 x 16.00 x 1.50 cms

Product Classification: Sociology & anthropology Philosophy & theory of education Educational 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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