The Evolution of Deficit Thinking: Educational Thought and Practice
Richard R. Valencia
292 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0750706651
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Language: English
Publish: November 3, 1997
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