Legislating School Discipline: The Application of a Systemwide Discipline Code to Schools in a Large Urban District.

Menacker, Julius C.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ372922

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Publication Date: 1988

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Legislating School Discipline: The Application of a Systemwide Discipline Code to Schools in a Large Urban District.

Menacker, Julius C.; And Others

Urban Education, v23 n1 p12-23 Apr 1988

Study of four schools reveals that principals generally view Chicago's systemwide Uniform Discipline Code (UDC) as an administrative convenience, but teachers are not as enthusiastic. The existence of the UDC has made little impact on the improvement of discipline management. (BJV)

Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Discipline, Discipline Policy, Elementary Schools, Principals, Punishment, School District Autonomy, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Discipline, Urban Schools

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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