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International Deficit Thinking is the latest scholarship on deficit thinking, the newest form of contemporary colonialism, by the most outstanding scholar on the subject---Richard R. Valencia. A must read for all professors, graduate students, educators, and policymakers. - John P. Portelli, Professor of Social Justice Education, Centre for Leadership and Diversity, OISE, University of Toronto, Canada In this impressive volume, Richard R. Valencia, the world's expert on the scholarly study of deficit thinking, highlights examples of deficit thinking around the globe. He gives attention to its origins in the conquest and colonization of many countries, and explains the impact this pseudoscience has had on not only race, but gender, language, and class as well. The many examples and thorough analyses shared in this book make it essential reading for anyone seeking to better understand educational inequality. - Sherry Marx, Professor of ESL, Multicultural Education, and Qualitative Methods, Utah State University, Author, Revealing the Invisible: Confronting Passive Racism in Teacher Education, USA

International Deficit Thinking is the latest scholarship on deficit thinking, the newest form of contemporary colonialism, by the most outstanding scholar on the subject---Richard R. Valencia. A must read for all professors, graduate students, educators, and policymakers. - John P. Portelli, Professor of Social Justice Education, Centre for Leadership and Diversity, OISE, University of Toronto, Canada. In this impressive volume, Richard R. Valencia, the world's expert on the scholarly study of deficit thinking, highlights examples of deficit thinking around the globe. He gives attention to its origins in the conquest and colonization of many countries, and explains the impact this pseudoscience has had on not only race, but gender, language, and class as well. The many examples and thorough analyses shared in this book make it essential reading for anyone seeking to better understand educational inequality. - Sherry Marx, Professor of ESL, Multicultural Education, and Qualitative Methods, Utah State University, Author, Revealing the Invisible: Confronting Passive Racism in Teacher Education, USA.

International Deficit Thinking is the latest scholarship on deficit thinking, the newest form of contemporary colonialism, by the most outstanding scholar on the subject---Richard R. Valencia. A must read for all professors, graduate students, educators, and policymakers. - John P. Portelli, Professor of Social Justice Education, Centre for Leadership and Diversity, OISE, University of Toronto, Canada. In this impressive volume, Richard R. Valencia, the world's expert on the scholarly study of deficit thinking, highlights examples of deficit thinking around the globe. He gives attention to its origins in the conquest and colonization of many countries, and explains the impact this pseudoscience has had on not only race, but gender, language, and class as well. The many examples and thorough analyses shared in this book make it essential reading for anyone seeking to better understand educational inequality. - Sherry Marx, PhD, Professor, Utah State University, Author, Revealing the Invisible: Confronting Passive Racism in Teacher Education, USA.

International Deficit Thinking is the latest scholarship on deficit thinking, the newest form of contemporary colonialism, by the most outstanding scholar on the subject---Richard R. Valencia. A must read for all professors, graduate students, educators, and policymakers. - John P. Portelli, Professor of Social Justice Education, Centre for Leadership and Diversity, OISE, University of Toronto, Canada. In this impressive volume, Richard Valencia, the world's expert on the scholarly study of deficit thinking, highlights examples of deficit thinking around the world. He gives attention to its origins in the conquest and colonization of many countries, and explains the impact this pseudoscience has had on not only race, but gender, language, and class as well. The many examples and thorough analyses shared in this book make it essential reading for anyone seeking to better understand educational inequality. - Sherry Marx, PhD, Professor, Utah State University, Author, Revealing the Invisible: Confronting Passive Racism in Teacher Education, USA.

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Richard R. Valencia is Professor Emeritus of Educational Psychology and Former Faculty Associate of the Center for Mexican American Studies at The University of Texas, Austin, USA.

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