ERIC Number: EJ1174297
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Apr
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-189X
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Sexual Orientation and School Discipline: New Evidence from a Population-Based Sample
Mittleman, Joel
Educational Researcher, v47 n3 p181-190 Apr 2018
Sexual minorities' risk for exclusionary discipline is a commonly cited indicator of the challenges that these students face. The current study addresses this issue by introducing a new data source for research on sexual minority students: the Fragile Families and Childhood Wellbeing Study. In this geographically diverse, population-based sample, I find that sexual minorities continue to face higher rates of discipline than their peers. However, this risk is highly stratified by sex: Same-sex attraction is associated with 95% higher odds of discipline among girls but no apparent discipline risk among boys. Sexual minority girls' risk for discipline is only partially mediated by behavior, a result that is plausibly consistent with the interpretation that these students continue to face discriminatory treatment in schools.
Descriptors: Sexual Orientation, Discipline, Homosexuality, Social Bias, Sexual Identity, Gender Issues, Regression (Statistics), Interpersonal Relationship, Sexuality, Adolescents, Health Behavior, National Surveys, Comparative Analysis, Aggression, Control Groups, Minority Group Students, Gender Differences, Evidence, At Risk Students, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Youth Risk Behavior Survey
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