| The Evolution of Deficit Thinking: Educational Thought and Practice Contributor(s): Valencia, Richard R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0750706651 ISBN-13: 9780750706650 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $75.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - Retailing - Education | Administration - General |
| Dewey: 658.87 |
| LCCN: 97197777 |
| Series: Stanford Series on Education and Public Policy |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.91 lbs) 270 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |