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Peer reviewedEhrensal, Patricia A. – Journal for a Just and Caring Education, 1996
In examining student searches from a critical theory perspective, one considers who is being searched, who does the searching and by what authority, and how searching reinforces existing power structures. This article addresses these questions and related concepts (discipline, criminal/deviant behavior, punishment, and rehabilitation) by applying…
Descriptors: Compulsory Education, Court Litigation, Critical Theory, Legal Problems
