Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/c8oRmh The Evolution of Deficit Thinking Educational Thought and Practice By: Richard R. Valencia Publisher: Routledge Print ISBN: 9780750706643, 0750706643 eText ISBN: 9781136368431, 1136368434 Edition: 1st Pages: 287 Copyright year: 1997 Format: EPUB Available from $ 29.58 USD SKU 9781136368431R90 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. Additional ISBNs 9780750706643, 9780750706650, 0750706643, 0750706651