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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Deficit perspective"”.
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Culturally Sustaining Pedagogical Practices in Early Literacy Classrooms: A Qualitative Case Study of Two Kindergarten Classrooms
… are not viewed from a strengths-based perspective but rather a deficit perspective. The deficit perspective perpetuates the oppression and marginalization of students of color and multilingual students. Using a qualitative comparative case study research design, the study is rooted in …
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The Stares to Achievement: African American Youth Resist Risk and Rhetoric to Achieve Academic Success
… is often discussed in terms of student deficits and cultural deficiencies. Citing high dropout rates and the achievement gap, focus is often centered on understanding African American achievement in terms of school failures. As such, African American students are, at times, recognized …
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Characterizing the Adolescent Male Reader: A Narrative Inquiry into the Reading Lives of 12th Grade Boys Enrolled in IB Language A: Literature
… adolescent male readers was conducted from a deficit perspective. This study explores the reading lives of boys who are positioned at the end of their K-12 public schooling career and are finishing their second year in IB (International Baccalaureate) Language A: Literature HL (Higher Level). …
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The lived experiences of Black males who earned doctorates
… Black males who earned doctorates. Using an anti-deficit framework, this study explored the post-college experience and doctoral completion. Past research about Black males utilize a deficit perspective indicating how negative experiences, at times, prevent academic achievement. This study used an …
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Owning the Narrative: Black Working-Class Males’ Social Identity and Resistance
… and interviews, which offered an anti-deficit perspective and counter-narrative on the lived experiences of four Black males. A cross-analysis of the narratives indicates that participants make sense of their current and historical experiences in U.S. capitalist-white-supremacy society …
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Narrative Exploration of Teacher Experiences in Culturally Responsive Gifted Education
… strategies described in this dissertation offer perspective for educators seeking to understand how to develop curriculum for culturally diverse gifted students. These narratives describe specific and practical ways that skilled gifted professionals have been able to make a difference for …
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A narrative portrait of Black teachers mitigating deficit thinking through culturally responsive professional learning
… study was developed in response to the deficit thinking Black students experience, which stems from the historical and ongoing racism in the United States. As result of receiving my K-12 education and teacher education in this country, it is no surprise that I, along with other Black …
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Descriptions of Friendship from Preadolescent Boys Who Carry A Label on the Autism Spectrum
… In order to convey friendship from the boys' perspectives, I present data across three broad themes: (1) Establishing and maintaining friendships, (2) Social reciprocity, and (3) Conflicts. The findings indicate that some important components of close friendships, (i.e., frequent and varied …
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A study of alternative education seat time waiver students in Michigan
… impact each outcome, (c) students showed a deficit perspective through internal locus of control, (d) female course completion increased with increased face-to-face meetings with their mentors, (e) self-management did not impact either outcome, (f) student self-regulation was key to increase …
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How Spanish -speaking parents understand kindergarten and support their children's education within the context of a school
… orientation toward education and challenge a deficit perspective of language-minority parents. Implications for deep educational reform that will lead to the creation of collaborative school environments for culturally and linguistically diverse families are suggested.</p>
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Meeting the needs of long-term English learners using translanguaging pedagogical practices
This paper explores the effects of monolingual standardized testing on Long-term English Learners (LTELs) and develops research-based interventions to counteract the difficulties these linguistically diverse students face when trying to meet standardized English expectations. This primarily …
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Text memorisation in China: hearing the learner and teacher voice
… this inquiry promotes a ‘different-rather than-deficit’ perspective in understanding Chinese learners and their learning practice as well as problematizing the uncritical assumptions about the negative impact of a Confucian philosophy of education.