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Peer reviewedNoguera, Pedro A. – Harvard Educational Review, 1995
Disciplinary measures based on social control produce prison-like schools that remain unsafe. Coercive strategies disrupt learning and foster an environment of mistrust and resistance. Humanizing the environment and encouraging responsibility and a sense of community are possible solutions. (SK)
Descriptors: Discipline Policy, Educational Environment, Prevention, School Culture
Noguera, Pedro A. – School Administrator, 1996
"Get-tough" measures don't address the causes of school violence or explain schools' increasing vulnerability to its occurrence. The legacy of social control profoundly influences school culture. Truly safe urban schools are small and treat kids like individuals; involve parents; create a supportive, aesthetically appealing environment; and stress…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Prevention, School Safety, Social Control
