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ERIC Number: EJ1033160
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Aug
Pages: 31
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
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Parsing Disciplinary Disproportionality: Contributions of Infraction, Student, and School Characteristics to Out-of-School Suspension and Expulsion
Skiba, Russell J.; Chung, Choong-Geun; Trachok, Megan; Baker, Timberly L.; Sheya, Adam; Hughes, Robin L.
American Educational Research Journal, v51 n4 p640-670 Aug 2014
In the context of a national conversation about exclusionary discipline, we conducted a multilevel examination of the relative contributions of infraction, student, and school characteristics to rates of and racial disparities in out-of-school suspension and expulsion. Type of infraction; race, gender, and to a certain extent socioeconomic status at the individual level; and, at the school level, mean school achievement, percentage Black enrollment, and principal perspectives all contributed to the probability of out-of-school suspension or expulsion. For racial disparities, however, school-level variables, including principal perspectives on discipline, appear to be among the strongest predictors. Such a pattern suggests that schools and districts looking to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in discipline would do well to focus on school-and classroom-based interventions.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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