ERIC Number: EJ1380214
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-1532-0723
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The Perspectives of Principals on the Discipline Disproportionality of Black Students with Disabilities
Van Dyke, Wanda L.; Pijanowski, John C.; Lasater, Kara; Smith, Christy
Education Leadership Review of Doctoral Research, v10 p122-139 Fall 2022
Black students with disabilities in Maple Cove School District were three times more likely to lose instructional days due to exclusionary disciplinary action than their peers without disabilities. A qualitative inquiry approach, in the form of a case study was used to determine principals' perspectives about factors that may impact discipline disproportionality. Student disciplinary records were examined to verify disproportionality and investigate patterns and categories related to students with and without disabilities being issued Office Discipline Referrals (ODRs). Interviews were conducted with building level administrators (principals and assistant principals) and their responses recorded and open coded to determine themes and develop ideas about how to address the inequities in how students are disciplined.
Descriptors: African American Students, Students with Disabilities, Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Discipline, Disproportionate Representation, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Suspension, Racial Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Expulsion, Low Income Students, Urban Schools, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Role, Multi Tiered Systems of Support, Board of Education Policy, Barriers
International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership. Web site: https://www.icpel.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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