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Direct linkEdwards, Asante Ramona Adelle – ProQuest LLC, 2022
School suspension and expulsion are not limited to middle and high school students; these exclusionary approaches to discipline begin in early childhood settings such as elementary schools. Most studies regarding exclusionary discipline have been conducted on the middle and high school level, but there are very limited studies regarding…
Descriptors: African American Students, Public Schools, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students
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Download full textMcIntosh, Kent; Girvan, Erik J.; Falcon, Sarah Fairbanks; McDaniel, Sara C.; Smolkowski, Keith; Bastable, Eoin; Santiago-Rosario, María Reina; Izzard, Sara; Austin, Sean C.; Nese, Rhonda N. T.; Baldy, Tabathia S. – Grantee Submission, 2021
We assessed the effects of a whole-school equity intervention implemented within a school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) framework on racial inequities in school discipline in eight elementary schools with inequitable referrals for Black students. The intervention involved assessing patterns of racial disparities in…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Behavior Problems, Behavior Modification, Racial Bias
McIntosh, Kent; Girvan, Erik J.; Fairbanks Falcon, Sarah; McDaniel, Sara C.; Smolkowski, Keith; Bastable, Eoin; Santiago-Rosario, María Reina; Izzard, Sara; Austin, Sean C.; Nese, Rhonda N. T.; Baldy, Tabathia S. – School Psychology, 2021
We assessed the effects of a whole-school equity intervention implemented within a school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) framework on racial inequities in school discipline in eight elementary schools with inequitable referrals for Black students. The intervention involved assessing patterns of racial disparities in…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Behavior Problems, Behavior Modification, Racial Bias
Zakszeski, Brittany; Rutherford, Laura; Heidelburg, Kamontá; Thomas, Lisa – School Psychology, 2021
School-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports (SWPBIS) frameworks have been suggested as a promising approach to reducing disproportionality in school discipline practices; however, few studies have tested this potential, and findings have been mixed. In our sample of 27 urban schools and approximately 15,000 students, risk difference…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Behavior Modification, Student Behavior, Urban Schools
Swain-Bradway, Jessica; Loman, Sheldon L.; Vincent, Claudia G. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2014
The disproportionate representation of culturally and linguistically diverse students in exclusionary discipline practices is a well-documented practice in education. This paper synthesizes current literature that points to a cultural incongruence between students and teachers as an underlying mechanism for disparity in school practices involving…
Descriptors: Discipline, Disproportionate Representation, Student Diversity, Cultural Differences
Greflund, Sara; McIntosh, Kent; Mercer, Sterett H.; May, Seth L. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2014
The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate the extent to which students with Aboriginal status receive disproportionate rates of office discipline referrals (ODRs) and more severe administrative consequences relative to students without Aboriginal status. The participants were 1,750 students in five rural British Columbia and Alberta…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Indigenous Populations, Minority Group Students, Rural Schools
Simmons-Reed, Evette A.; Cartledge, Gwendolyn – Interdisciplinary Journal of Teaching and Learning, 2014
Exclusionary policies are practiced widely in schools despite being associated with extremely poor outcomes for culturally and linguistically diverse students, particularly African American males with and without disabilities. This article discusses zero tolerance policies, the related research questioning their basic assumptions, and the negative…
Descriptors: Discipline Problems, Discipline Policy, African American Students, Males
Vincent, Claudia G.; Swain-Bradway, Jessica; Tobin, Tary J.; May, Seth – Exceptionality, 2011
The goal of our study was to examine if school-wide positive behavior support implementation was associated with reductions in the discipline gap. We provided outcomes from descriptive and preliminary statistical analyses of three years of office discipline referral data from elementary schools engaged in school-wide positive behavior support…
Descriptors: Referral, Discipline, Behavior Modification, Elementary School Students
Lo, Ya-yu; Cartledge, Gwendolyn – Behavioral Disorders, 2006
Overrepresentation of African American boys in disciplinary and special education referrals has been a national concern. This study used functional behavioral assessments (FBAs) and behavioral intervention plans (BIPs) as a means to prevent disproportionality of African American boys. Based on FBA results, interventions were developed for four…
Descriptors: Reinforcement, Males, Disproportionate Representation, Behavior Modification
