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ERIC Number: EJ1463597
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-2329-5724
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Broken Windows Schooling: A Qualitative Case Study of the Disciplinary Experiences of Black Males in a Predominantly White Christian School
Evan Willis; Erin T. Miller
Texas Education Review, v13 n1 p112-131 2025
In this manuscript, we share results from a qualitative case study that analyzed the disciplinary experiences of four Black boys who attended the same predominantly white Christian school (PWCS). Our research on Black boys in PWCS provided critical insight into the ways in which school discipline is handled in contexts that have been under researched. To make sense of our data, we utilized BlackCrit Theory and antiblack misandry, which are rooted in the Black myths of disorder and chaos. The findings indicate that school discipline was a socially hostile event for Black boys because of its overtly punitive nature. Moreover, the school was rooted in white, politically conservative ideologies that had an antagonistic relationship toward urban pluralism. Thus, the disciplinary environment pinpointed individuals who behaved outside of the prescribed norms of the school. Ultimately, we conclude that the disciplinary norms of the school mirrors Broken Windows Policing Theory, which links Blackness with disorder and chaos.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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