ERIC Number: EJ1202353
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Feb
Pages: 32
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Black Girls and School Discipline: The Complexities of Being Overrepresented and Understudied
Annamma, Subini Ancy; Anyon, Yolanda; Joseph, Nicole M.; Farrar, Jordan; Greer, Eldridge; Downing, Barbara; Simmons, John
Urban Education, v54 n2 p211-242 Feb 2019
Using Critical Race Theory and Critical Race Feminism as guiding conceptual frameworks, this mixed-methods empirical study examines Black girls' exclusionary discipline outcomes. First, we examined disciplinary data from a large urban school district to assess racial group differences in office referral reasons and disparities for Black girls in out-of-school suspensions, law enforcement referrals, and expulsions. Next, we used a multivariate analysis to determine whether these patterns held after accounting for other identity markers. Finally, we used Critical Discourse Analysis to consider whether office referrals for Black girls were for subjective or objective behaviors and whether they aligned with dominant narratives.
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Race, Feminism, African American Students, Females, Discipline, Urban Schools, Racial Differences, Suspension, Law Enforcement, Referral, Disproportionate Representation, Expulsion, Racial Bias, Elementary School Students, Student Characteristics, Asian American Students, Hispanic American Students, Multiracial Persons, White Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Middle School Students, High School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Middle Schools; Junior High Schools; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Colorado (Denver)
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