Katherine M. Zinsser University of Illinois, Chicago H. Callie Silver Stanford University
Elyse R. Shenberger University of Illinois, Chicago
Velisha Jackson University of Illinois, Chicago “A Systematic Review of Early Childhood Exclusionary Discipline” Review of Educational Research, Volume 92, Issue 5, October 2022. The 2023 Review of Research Award goes to Katherine M. Zinsser, H. Callie Silver, Elyse R. Shenberger, and Velisha Jackson, for their article, “A Systematic Review of Early Childhood Exclusionary Discipline,” in the October 2022 issue of Review of Educational Research. Their manuscript documents the accelerating pace of inquiry in expulsion and suspension and the prevention of such exclusion in early childhood settings, attending to multiple levels of the ecological system across diverse settings. The authors’ thoughtful and replicable systematic review comes at a crucial time when the national and state policy contexts are placing more emphasis on expansion of early childhood education opportunities. The committee appreciated that this review illuminated practitioner-based, preventative solutions that can benefit early childhood teachers and stressed the types of inquiry that are necessary for future early childhood education research.
The Review of Research Award recognizes the most outstanding research review article published in the Review of Educational Research (RER) or the Review of Research in Education (RRE). The elements of an outstanding research review include: (1) significance of the contribution to advancing knowledge, (2) transparency of the methods and scope of research included in the review, and (3) uniqueness in addressing new or novel bodies of research or integrating distinctive areas. The award is granted based on substantial merit, as determined by the selection committee. The committee considers all articles published in RRE and RER published in the volume year immediately preceding the year in which the award is conferred.
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