ERIC Number: EJ1164441
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Dec-4
Pages: 31
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ISSN: EISSN-1068-2341
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Influence over School Discipline Policy: Variation across Levels of Governance, School Contexts, and Time
Curran, F. Chris
Education Policy Analysis Archives, v25 n119 Dec 2017
Little research explores the relative influence of various stakeholders on school discipline policy. Using data from the SASS and ordered logistic regression, this study explores such influence while assessing variation across schools types and changes over time. Principals consistently rate themselves and teachers as the most influential stakeholders over setting school discipline policy. The proportion of racial minorities in a school predicts greater influence from higher levels of governance while charter schools report less. Increases in influence of principals and teachers over time are documented. The results may inform both policymakers and practitioners as they work to improve equitable disciplinary outcomes for students.
Descriptors: School Policy, Discipline Policy, Governance, Charter Schools, Equal Education, Outcomes of Education, Regression (Statistics), Institutional Characteristics, Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Minority Group Students, Teacher Role, Administrator Role, Policy Formation, Elementary Secondary Education, National Surveys
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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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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Schools and Staffing Survey (NCES)
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