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Valencia, Richard R. – 1997
This book includes eight chapters that explore the history and current status of educational "deficit thinking" and its effects on educational policies and practices. Educational deficit thinking is a form of blaming the victim that views the alleged deficiencies of poor and minority group students and their families as predominantly…
Descriptors: American Indians, Blacks, Democratic Values, Educational Discrimination
