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ERIC Number: EJ361814
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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The Deficit Hypothesis Revisited (or Mary Mason, You're Wide of the Mark).
Carrington, Bruce; Williamson, John
Educational Studies, v13 n3 p239-45 1987
Describes the controversial Deficit Theory in relation to Mary Mason's position that educational failure and linguistic "handicap" or "deficit" are directly related. Argues that Mason's position reveals a limited understanding of both linguistics to education and the process of sociocultural transmission. Questions the quality of data Mason presents to support her argument. (BSR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Interference (Language), Language, Learning Disabilities, Sociocultural Patterns, Sociolinguistics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Mason (Mary); The Deficit Hypothesis; United Kingdom