ERIC Number: EJ1410022
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 30
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1245
EISSN: EISSN-1552-3535
The Promise and Pitfalls of Transformational Leadership for Decreasing the Use of Out-of-School Suspensions and Reduce the Racial Discipline Gap
Ify Ogwumike; Virginia Snodgrass Rangel; Detra D. Johnson
Education and Urban Society, v56 n2 p230-259 2024
This study sought to explore the extent to which and how principals can help decrease the use of out-of-school suspension and close the racial discipline gap. This study comprised a qualitative case study of a principal in an urban school district. Data derive from in-depth interviews with current and former campus and district leaders, historical data, and documents. The principal's transformational actions, together with support from the district, helped to improve the school's culture, and decreased the use of OSS, but were not sufficient to close the racial discipline gap.
Descriptors: Principals, Transformational Leadership, Suspension, Discipline, Race, Disproportionate Representation, Urban Schools, Administrator Attitudes, School Culture, Elementary Schools, African American Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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