Open AccessReframing Educational Outcomes: Moving beyond Achievement Gaps
Author(s) -
Sarita Y. Shukla,
Elli J. Theobald,
Joel K. Abraham,
Rebecca Price
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
cbe life sciences education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.33
H-Index - 67
ISSN - 1931-7913
DOI - 10.1187/cbe.21-05-0130
Subject(s) - cognitive reframing , psychology , mathematics education , social psychology
This essay addresses the racial consequence of framing research about educational inequities with a deficit model, focusing on the history and implications of the term “achievement gap.” It suggests that a better alternative is working from asset-based or systems-level approaches that center students who are historically and currently marginalized.