Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ454419
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0748-8491
A Study of Race and Gender Bias in the Punishment of School Children.
McFadden, Anna C.; And Others
Education and Treatment of Children, v15 n2 p140-46 May 1992
This study evaluating race and gender differences in the occurrence and treatment of disciplinary problems in 4,391 elementary and secondary school children's files found substantial differences between males and females and between whites and African Americans in number of referrals for disciplinary action, frequency of corporal punishment, and frequency of school suspensions. (DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Discipline, Incidence, Punishment, Racial Bias, Racial Differences, Referral, Sex Bias, Sex Differences, Suspension
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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IES Cited: ED558158; ED544799
