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 plausible explanations of why students fail. Editor(s): Valencia, Richard R. Num Pages: 287 pages, notes, indexes. BIC Classification: JH; JNA; JNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 567. . 1997. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: The Evolution of Deficit Thinking: Educational Thought and Practice (Stanford Series on Education & Public Policy)
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 1997
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0750706643
ISBN 13: 9780750706643
Binding: Hardcover
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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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