Research into Factors Contributing to Discipline Use and Disproportionality in Major Urban Schools
Year: 2010
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Major urban high poverty schools frequently use exclusionary discipline (i.e., out of school suspensions) and apply these consequences disproportionately to African American students. We explored school demographic variables predicting these two outcomes using data from 433 major urban, high poverty schools. Results suggest a different set of predictors for the overall use of suspensions than for disproportionality. Specifically, four variables significantly predicted overall suspension use (office disciplinary referrals; the proportions of African American teachers, economically disadvantaged students, and African American students) whereas only one variable significantly predicted disproportionality (percentage economically disadvantaged students). Implications, limitations and future directions are provided.
Source: Current Issues in Education
Authors: Caven S. Mcloughlin, Amity L. Noltemeyer, Caven Mcloughin
Institutions: Kent State University, Miami University
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2121829428