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Allison R. Firestone; Rebecca A. Cruz; Darcie Massey – Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2024
Theory-focused joint displays represent an innovative approach to data and results integration with potential to build understanding of complex constructs, including factors that influence change over time. However, the extant literature offers few examples for doing so, particularly in convergent research designs. Therefore, the purpose of this…
Descriptors: Research Design, Visual Aids, Theories, Mixed Methods Research
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Rebecca A. Cruz; Allison R. Firestone – Whiteness and Education, 2024
Root causes of disproportionality in exclusionary discipline are multiply determined. Teachers' perceptions and implicit biases, enacted within the contexts of schools as racialised organisations, shape how educators interpret and respond to student behaviour. Focusing on the referral phase of the disciplinary process, this systematic review of…
Descriptors: Discipline, Referral, Racism, Educational Theories
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Rebecca A. Cruz; Allison R. Firestone; Matthew Love – Educational Review, 2024
Interlocking mechanisms of exclusion function as gatekeepers to high-quality learning in schools, which perpetuate oppressive conceptions of ability, learning, and intelligence. Across educational ecosystems, these intersecting forms of oppression--including but not limited to racism, ableism, and colonialism--are reified through exclusionary…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Access to Education, Educational Practices, Critical Theory
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Rebecca A. Cruz; Catherine M. Kramarczuk Voulgarides; Allison R. Firestone; Logan McDermott; Zhihui Feng – Review of Educational Research, 2024
Research on disproportionate representation in special education has potential to influence policy in ways that rectify educational inequities. In this study, we investigated how disproportionality researchers have operationalized dis-ability, identified key themes and theories used in disproportionality research, and evaluated the coherence…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Disabilities, Special Education, Educational Policy