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Author: Chloe Boden Publisher: ISBN: Category : School discipline Languages : en Pages : 86
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"In the American public school system, Black and Hispanic students and low-SES (socioeconomic status) students are punished more frequently and more harshly than students of other races and socioeconomic statuses (Mitchell, 2014; Porter, 2015; Verdugo, 2002). This study seeks to examine whether or not the racial and SES composition of a high school is related to how students are disciplined. In order to examine this, 10 semi-structured interviews were conducted with school professionals at two high schools. The first school was predominantly white and middle- to upper-SES, and the second was predominantly black and lower-SES. Findings indicate that students at the lower-SES high school are punished more harshly than students at the upper-SES high school. The analysis indicates that race, socioeconomic status, differing perceptions about students, and hypercriminalization are important factors in explaining the difference in discipline. Policy implications will be presented."--Abstract.
Author: Chloe Boden Publisher: ISBN: Category : School discipline Languages : en Pages : 86
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"In the American public school system, Black and Hispanic students and low-SES (socioeconomic status) students are punished more frequently and more harshly than students of other races and socioeconomic statuses (Mitchell, 2014; Porter, 2015; Verdugo, 2002). This study seeks to examine whether or not the racial and SES composition of a high school is related to how students are disciplined. In order to examine this, 10 semi-structured interviews were conducted with school professionals at two high schools. The first school was predominantly white and middle- to upper-SES, and the second was predominantly black and lower-SES. Findings indicate that students at the lower-SES high school are punished more harshly than students at the upper-SES high school. The analysis indicates that race, socioeconomic status, differing perceptions about students, and hypercriminalization are important factors in explaining the difference in discipline. Policy implications will be presented."--Abstract.
Author: Norcise LaVette Williams Publisher: ISBN: Category : African American youth Languages : en Pages : 151
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The purpose of this study was to examine disproportionate disciplinary rates among Black girls and whether the disproportionality impacts reading achievement in comparison to White girls in Texas urban and suburban public schools, Grades 3-9, in the 2015-2018 academic years. To determine the extent to which inequities were present in the assignment of disciplinary actions for Black girls, the author used data from the Texas Education Agency's (TEA) Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS). The data included all female students enrolled in Texas public schools who received some form of disciplinary action in the 2015-2018 academic school years. Specifically, the author examined the impact of disciplinary actions for all girls in Texas urban and suburban districts Grades 3-9.This researcher addressed the inequities in disciplinary actions and suggested a framework to assist teachers and administrators in bridging the gap in educational programming and policies. Moreover, research was synthesized on racial and ethnic patterns in school sanctions and how disproportionate disciplinary actions contributed to achievement gaps for Black girls in comparison to White girls. For this research, a quantitative approach was developed using chi-square and logistic regression methods for data analysis. This researcher found the independent variable,race/ethnicity, to be statistically significant when predicting the odds a school will discipline above the average rate within the sample. At every grade level, higher percentages of discipline assignments were received by Black girls than by White girls for all three academic years 2015-2018 throughout Texas urban and suburban school districts. Further results showed disciplinary actions are associated with not meeting reading achievement standards even after controlling for economically disadvantaged status differences between students. This researcher also suggests intersectionality theory to assist teachers and administrators in bridging the gap in education programming and policies.
Author: Charles Bell Publisher: JHU Press ISBN: 1421442469 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 201
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"Decades of urban disinvestment and poverty have made educational attainment for Black youth more vital than at any time in recent history. Yet, in their pursuit of quality education, many Black families are burdened by challenging barriers, most notably, school punishment"--
Author: Julie Workman Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 400
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African American students are disciplined in schools at disproportionately higher rates than White students. This trend was first reported in 1975 in a report by the Children's Defense Fund and since that time, has been highly studied. However, most research has been conducted in urban or suburban schools, with less known about disproportionate discipline in rural schools. This study utilized an explanatory sequential mixed methods approach to explore disproportionate discipline between African American and White students in five rural schools located in Southeast Arkansas. The research questions were as follows: (1) How is discipline disproportionality perceived in specific rural schools from the principal's perspective? and (2) What factors are most influential in explaining discipline disproportionality in specific rural schools from the principal's perspective? Quantitative data consisting of discipline infractions and actions for the 2017-2018 school year were first collected and analyzed to establish if disproportionate discipline was occurring and if so, to what degree. Interviews were then conducted with the principal of each school to further understand their perspectives. Results indicated that African American students were being disciplined at higher rates than White students in all five schools, with one school having significantly lower rates of disproportionality than the others. In answering the research questions, results suggest that these principals have varied perceptions of disproportionate discipline in their schools. The most significant factor causing disproportionate discipline in these schools based on their perspective was a cultural mismatch between teachers and students, followed by student trauma and mental health issues. Based on analysis of data, specific recommendations are made for principal actions and principal preparation programs to better prepare leaders in identifying disproportionate discipline in their schools and effective methods to address it.
Author: Adams, Anthony Troy Publisher: IGI Global ISBN: 1668433613 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 369
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School discipline is a leading cause of inequities in educational opportunities and contributes to the achievement gap. To understand where these disparities originate and what can be done to ensure students have an equal education, further study must be done. It is crucial for schools and educators to adjust their discipline policies in order to promote social change and support the learning of all students. Approaching Disparities in School Discipline: Theory, Research, Practice, and Social Change considers theory, research, methods, results, and discussions about social change and describes the school discipline quandary by presenting numerous frameworks for understanding disparities in school discipline. Covering a range of topics such as cultural bias, education reform, and school suspensions, this reference work is ideal for academicians, researchers, scholars, practitioners, instructors, and students.
Author: Derek W Black Publisher: NYU Press ISBN: 1479886084 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 248
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Answers the calls of grassroots communities pressing for integration and increased education funding with a complete rethinking of school discipline In the era of zero tolerance, we are flooded with stories about schools issuing draconian punishments for relatively innocent behavior. One student was suspended for chewing a Pop-Tart into the shape of a gun. Another was expelled for cursing on social media from home. Suspension and expulsion rates have doubled over the past three decades as zero tolerance policies have become the normal response to a host of minor infractions that extend well beyond just drugs and weapons. Students from all demographic groups have suffered, but minority and special needs students have suffered the most. On average, middle and high schools suspend one out of four African American students at least once a year. The effects of these policies are devastating. Just one suspension in the ninth grade doubles the likelihood that a student will drop out. Fifty percent of students who drop out are subsequently unemployed. Eighty percent of prisoners are high school drop outs. The risks associated with suspension and expulsion are so high that, as a practical matter, they amount to educational death penalties, not behavioral correction tools. Most important, punitive discipline policies undermine the quality of education that innocent bystanders receive as well—the exact opposite of what schools intend. Derek Black, a former attorney with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, weaves stories about individual students, lessons from social science, and the outcomes of courts cases to unearth a shockingly irrational system of punishment. While schools and legislatures have proven unable and unwilling to amend their failing policies, Ending Zero Tolerance argues for constitutional protections to check abuses in school discipline and lays out theories by which courts should re-engage to enforce students’ rights and support broader reforms.
Author: Daniel J. Losen Publisher: Teachers College Press ISBN: 0807773492 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 286
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Educators remove over 3.45 million students from school annually for disciplinary reasons, despite strong evidence that school suspension policies are harmful to students. The research presented in this volume demonstrates that disciplinary policies and practices that schools control directly exacerbate today's profound inequities in educational opportunity and outcomes. Part I explores how suspensions flow along the lines of race, gender, and disability status. Part II examines potential remedies that show great promise, including a district-wide approach in Cleveland, Ohio, aimed at social and emotional learning strategies. Closing the School Discipline Gap is a call for action that focuses on an area in which public schools can and should make powerful improvements, in a relatively short period of time. Contributors include Robert Balfanz, Jamilia Blake, Dewey Cornell, Jeremy D. Finn, Thalia González, Anne Gregory, Daniel J. Losen, David M. Osher, Russell J. Skiba, Ivory A. Toldson “Closing the School Discipline Gap can make an enormous difference in reducing disciplinary exclusions across the country. This book not only exposes unsound practices and their disparate impact on the historically disadvantaged, but provides educators, policymakers, and community advocates with an array of remedies that are proven effective or hold great promise. Educators, communities, and students alike can benefit from the promising interventions and well-grounded recommendations.” —Linda Darling-Hammond, Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education, Stanford University “For over four decades school discipline policies and practices in too many places have pushed children out of school, especially children of color. Closing the School Discipline Gap shows that adults have the power—and responsibility—to change school climates to better meet the needs of children. This volume is a call to action for policymakers, educators, parents, and students.” —Marian Wright Edelman, president, Children’s Defense Fund
Author: Pamela A. Fenning Publisher: Teachers College Press ISBN: 0807780766 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 289
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The decades-long problem of disproportionate school discipline and school-based arrests of students with disabilities, particularly those who also identify as Black or Native American, is explored in this authoritative book. A team of interdisciplinary scholars, attorneys, and education practitioners focus on how disparities based on disability intersect with race and ethnicity, why such disparities occur, and the impacts these disparities have over time. A DisCrit and research-based perspective frames key issues at the beginning of the book, and the chapters that follow suggest promising practices and approaches to reduce the inequitable use of school discipline and increase the use of evidence-supported alternatives to prevent and respond to behaviors of students with disabilities. The final chapter recommends future research, policy, legal, and practice goals, suggesting an agenda for moving the field forward in years to come. Contributors: Amy Briesch, Sandra Chafouleas, Donald Chee, Lindsay Fallon, Pamela Fenning, Amy Fisher, Benjamin Fisher, Emma Healy, Heather Hoechst, Miranda Johnson, Kathleen Lynne Lane, Patrice Leverett, Laura Marques, Thomas Mayes, Markeda Newell, Angelina Nortey, Wendy Oakes, Kristen Pearson, Michelle Rappaport, Monica Stevens, Carly Tindall-Biggins, Margarida Veiga, Elizabeth Marcell Williams, Perry Zirkel
Author: Shelley Burns Publisher: DIANE Publishing ISBN: 0788177664 Category : Languages : en Pages : 146
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The results of a survey on school violence, which was conducted with a national sample of 1,234 public elementary, middle, & secondary schools in all states in 1997. It requested information on 4 main topics: the incidence of crime & violence that occurred in public schools during the 1996-97 academic year; principals' perceptions about the seriousness of a variety of discipline issues in their schools; the types of disciplinary actions schools took against students for serious offenses; & the kind of security measures & violence prevention programs that were in place in public schools. Charts & tables.
Author: Chloe Boden
Author: Chloe Boden
Author: Norcise LaVette Williams
Author: Charles Bell
Author: Julie Workman
Author: Adams, Anthony Troy
Author: Derek W Black
Author: Daniel J. Losen
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Author: Pamela A. Fenning
Author: Shelley Burns