Discourses of Deficit pdf

Jonathan Crichton is Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics and Program Director of the Bachelor of Arts, University of South Australia, and Visiting Fellow in Psychiatry, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide. His academic background is in philosophy (BA Hons, York) and linguistics (MA, PhD, Macquarie) and his research focuses on professional and organisational communication, particularly in health settings. He's involved in projects with practitioners and clients in psychiatry, mental health and aged care that aim to enhance how language is used and understood at critical times in people's lives. He's series editor of three Palgrave research series: Communicating in Professions and Organisations, Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics, and Palgrave Advances in Language and Linguistics; and a member of the advisory board of the Journal of Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice.

Discourses of Deficit pdf by Jonathan Crichton

Issues of 'deficit' play a crucial role in the social world in fields as diverse as * Health * Education * Management * Social work * Law Discourses of Deficit presents original contributions from key practitioners and researchers exploring how people routinely and at particular sites are discursively constructed as deficient. How people are evaluated in interactions materially affects their life chances and can serve as a warrant for interventions in their personal lives. The book argues that taking a multiple perspective on research offers a means whereby the role played by 'deficit' can be illuminated and explained across a wide range of professional and organizational domains.