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Publication Date: 2015-Mar
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Presuming Incompetence from Preschool to the Professoriate: How Leadership Preparation Programs Perpetuate or Prevent Deficit Thinking
Burciaga, Rebeca
Educational Leadership and Administration: Teaching and Program Development, v26 p4-9 Mar 2015
This article discusses how deficit thinking is manifested through a presumption of incompetence for people of color from preschool to university levels. Examples are presented as a way to demonstrate that leadership programs can support future leaders in curtailing deficit thinking in our schools and communities.
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Competence, African American Achievement, African American Students, College Programs, Racial Bias, Stereotypes, Attitude Change, Graduate Students, Ethnography, Critical Theory, Affective Objectives, College Role, Sensitivity Training, Elementary Secondary Education
California Association of Professors of Education Administration. Web site: http://www.capea.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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