| Owner: |
Lindsay Romano
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| Owner Email: |
lr2600@nyu.edu
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| Paper Title: |
The First Line of Defense: Understanding How Educator Attitudes Influence Racial Disparities in School Discipline
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| Session Title: |
Classroom Management: Critical Examination of Exclusionary Discipline Practices in School
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| Paper Type: |
Paper
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| Presentation Date: |
4/13/2023
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| Presentation Location: |
Chicago, IL
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| Descriptors: |
Classroom Management, Qualitative Research, Teaching and Learning
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| Methodology: |
Qualitative
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| Author(s): |
Lindsay Romano, New York University
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| Unit: |
SIG-Classroom Management
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| Abstract: |
Racial disparities in school discipline are well known and widely studied. While various systemic factors perpetuate these disparities, educator attitudes and instructional decisions also play a role. Studies are finding, for instance, that teachers often elect harsher forms of punishment for students of color compared to White students. As evidence emerges on the relationship between student race and the use of punitive discipline, less is known about how teachers’ attitudes and perceptions influence their discipline decisions. The proposed paper presents findings from a qualitative study examining educator attitudes and perceptions across four focus groups consisting of 25 educators to identify what factors exacerbate the use of punitive discipline. Based on these findings, recommendations for future research and practice are discussed.
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| DOI: |
https://doi.org/10.3102/2018204
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