ERIC Number: EJ1141292
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Jun
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0279-6015
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Closing the Racial Discipline Gap in Classrooms by Changing Teacher Practice
Gregory, Anne; Hafen, Christopher A.; Ruzek, Erik; Mikami, Amori Yee; Allen, Joseph P.; Pianta, Robert C.
School Psychology Review, v45 n2 p171-191 Jun 2016
Black students are issued school discipline sanctions at rates higher than members of other racial and ethnic groups, underscoring the need for professional development that addresses this gap. In 86 secondary school classrooms, a randomized controlled trial examined the effects of a 2-year teacher-coaching program, My Teaching Partner Secondary (MTP-S). Results from the second year of coaching and from the year after coaching was discontinued replicated previous findings from the first year of coaching--intervention teachers had no significant disparities in discipline referrals between Black students and their classmates, as compared with teachers in the control condition, for whom racial discipline gaps remained. Thus, MTP-S effects were replicated in the second year of coaching and maintained when coaching was withdrawn. Mediational analyses identified mechanisms for these effects; Black students had a low probability of receiving disciplinary referrals with teachers who increased skills to engage students in high-level analysis and inquiry.
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Achievement Gap, Academic Achievement, African American Students, Referral, Discipline, Coaching (Performance), Faculty Development, Intervention, Mediation Theory, Teacher Student Relationship, Educational Strategies, Behavior Problems, Classroom Observation Techniques, Program Descriptions, Statistical Analysis, Middle School Teachers, Middle School Students, High School Students, Secondary School Teachers, Outcomes of Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; Middle Schools; Junior High Schools; High Schools
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Location: Virginia
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A100367