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An Examination Of Restorative Justice In The School Setting, Sara Terrill
An Examination Of Restorative Justice In The School Setting, Sara Terrill
Scholar Week 2016 - present
This study explored the effects of restorative justice, which is the practice of repairing harm between offenders and victims, in the elementary, middle, and high school setting. Restorative justice emphasizes accountability and making amends, and involves facilitating meetings between victims, offenders, and, for purposes of this study, administrators, teachers, and staff. The purpose of the current study was to investigate these restorative practices with a specific restorative model, Discipline that Restores (DTR), as a baseline foundation. This study focused specifically on economically disadvantaged classrooms in three west coast public school settings to better understand restorative justice effects on grade point …
Hands-On Activities And Engagement In Kindergarten Students, Marina Hanssen, Gerene K. Starratt Dr
Hands-On Activities And Engagement In Kindergarten Students, Marina Hanssen, Gerene K. Starratt Dr
South Florida Education Research Conference
The purpose of this action research study is to investigate the effectiveness of implementing hands-on activities for increasing the engagement of kindergarten students. Participants will be the teacher/researcher’s 18 kindergarten students in a charter school. It is hypothesized that hands-on activities will increase students’ engagement in the class.