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ERIC Number: ED653099
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 125
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 979-8-3823-4425-6
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Exploring Restorative Discipline Practices within Reset Centers, Classrooms for Suspended Students: Qualitative Descriptive Case Study
Lucy Thurmond Livingston
ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, Northcentral University
This Urban Texas School District Restorative Discipline Practice (RDP) initiative was founded and funded on the description that RDP is designed to proactively build relationships, improve school climate, and reduce suspensions of African American (AA) males. This RDP phenomenon was reactively implemented in a Reset Center where suspended students remain in a nonpunitive on-campus classroom to reset emotions and build relationships in real time. Seven coordinators of the district's 52 compensatory middle and high schools were of the same minority ethnicities as their students, experienced teachers, continuously RDP trained, in the program since its 3-year inception and were in aligning feeder schools. This study relied on responses obtained from eight semi-structured interview questions and a demographic Qualtrics survey. Data were obtained from coordinators' perceptions of implementing RD strategies in a reset center while improving schoolwide prosocial skills and relationships among students and staff. Participants conveyed their confidence in the effectiveness of restorative communication, both in individual interactions and within small peace circles involving students and teachers, thereby contributing to the first theme. The second theme emphasized the significance of teachers understanding their students to foster relationships and mitigate classroom disruptions and insubordination referrals. The third theme underscored the importance of cultivating prosocial skills, such as friendliness, kindness, and respect, among students and teachers. Additionally, the fourth theme brought attention to the necessity of equipping classrooms with calming corners and de-escalation tools and mandating the implementation of deep breathing and meditation practices for emotional de-escalation, intended for staff and students. Further research is needed through climate surveys and quantitative studies to validate the effectiveness of these proposed schoolwide norms. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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