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ERIC Number: ED649159
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 145
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 979-8-3819-5425-8
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Exclusionary Discipline Trends of African American K-12 Females in Alaska: A Causal Comparative Ex Post Facto Study
Paula Nicole Palmer
ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, Northcentral University
The problem addressed in this study is that zero-tolerance policies impact African-American female students through suspension, expulsions, and law enforcement referrals more than their White counterparts. The purpose of this quantitative causal-comparative ex post facto study was to determine if a significant difference exists in the exclusionary discipline, length of discipline, and law enforcement referrals between African American and White female K-12 females in an Alaskan public school district. In addition, this study determined if a significant difference exists in the exclusionary discipline, length of discipline, and law enforcement referrals between African American and White females by grade level. Critical Race Theory and Critical Race Feminism served as this study's theoretical framework. Participants included 534 African American and White K-12 students who received exclusionary discipline during the 2018-2019 school year. To determine if a statistically significant difference exists in the average suspensions, length of suspension expulsions, and referrals to law enforcement by race and grade level, the statistical software SPSS statistics was used. The two-way MANOVA was originally used to test the research questions and accompanying hypotheses. When the assumption of MANOVA was violated, the non-parametric tests Mann Whitney U and the Kruskal Wallis test were used. There were no statistically significant results in the average of students suspended and length of the suspension between African American and White K-12 females. Yet, statistically significant results were revealed in the average of students suspended and the length of the suspension between African American and White K-12 females by grade level. Future research should examine exclusionary discipline between African American and White females across the state and explore the subject using a qualitative design. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Alaska
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