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The Evolution of Deficit Thinking: Educational Thought and Practice

Link: http://www.tandfdc.com/Falmer/Falmhome.htm

”Deficit thinking” refers to the notion that students (particularly those of low-income, racial/ethnic minority background) fail in school because such students and their families have internal defects (deficits) that thwart the learning process (for example: limited educability; unmotivated; inadequate family support). Deficit thinking, an endogenous theory, ”blames the victim” rather than examining how the schools are structured to prevent certain students from learning.

  • Author/Creator: Valencia, R.R.
  • Author's address: The Falmer Press Taylor & Francis Inc. 1900 Frost Rd., Suite 101 Bristol, Pa. 19007
  • Publisher: The Falmer Press Taylor & Francis Inc.
  • Year: 1997

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