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Presuming Incompetence from Preschool to the Professoriate: How Leadership Preparation Programs Perpetuate or Prevent Deficit Thinking
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Burciaga, Rebeca – Educational Leadership and Administration: Teaching and Program Development, 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