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Spare The Rod: African American Students’ Experience Of Postsecondary Student Conduct Processes, Melissa Sanders
Spare The Rod: African American Students’ Experience Of Postsecondary Student Conduct Processes, Melissa Sanders
Educational Leadership & Policy Studies Dissertations
Although African Americans enroll at postsecondary institutions at similar rates as other ethnic groups, consistently, they lag in degree completion. This has led to lower wages, fewer employment opportunities, and higher health disparities among African Americans. Consequently, the literature is full of studies attempting to increase Black student degree attainment. This includes their perception of campus climates, academic preparedness, and sense of belonging. However, other opportunities to promote and encourage African American scholastic success, such as the disciplinary process, are understudied. To address this gap, I utilized a phenomenological qualitative study to examine the way African Americans perceived the impact …
Black [Out]: Discipline Inequity Matters For Black Females At The Elementary School Level, Oliver K. Patterson
Black [Out]: Discipline Inequity Matters For Black Females At The Elementary School Level, Oliver K. Patterson
Educational Leadership & Policy Studies Dissertations
Nearly 3.5 million American students (K-12) experience some form of ostracization from educational settings yearly in the form of In-School-Suspension (ISS), Out-of-School suspension (OSS), or expulsion. Impact research reveals that exclusionary practices correlate with negative outcomes for students including academic achievement (e.g., lower test scores, higher dropout rates), socio-emotional struggles, and increased problem behaviors and interactions with the criminal justice system Studies have also demonstrated that school systems tend to promote negative attitudes towards Black children beginning in elementary grades. Many studies indicate that the inevitability of academic exclusion stems from teacher bias against Black students and lack of training …