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Researcher challenges deficit-based views of low-income students
Original: When Meriah DeJoseph was in college, research underscored the risks shouldered by people from low-income backgrounds. De
Meriah DeJoseph, who grew up below the poverty line, says academic research on low-income backgrounds focused too heavily on risks and deficits while ignoring strengths and resilience. Drawing on her own upbringing and her work, she argues for a fuller picture of what growing up poor actually means, and her perspective is drawing attention in science and education circles.
Why now: Her critique of how poverty research frames low-income people is resonating with readers discussing poverty, education and research bias.
Evidence
- When Meriah DeJoseph was in college, research underscored the risks shouldered by people from low-income backgrounds. DeJoseph found it odd, given that her own upbringing below the poverty line offered a different perspective. “I felt like there was so more to say about… · ScienceDesk@flipboard.social · 2
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