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Examining The Perceptions Of African American Students In Regards To Disciplinary Policies And Procedures, Sylvia A. Grady Jan 2023

Examining The Perceptions Of African American Students In Regards To Disciplinary Policies And Procedures, Sylvia A. Grady

ATU Theses and Dissertations 2021 - Present

This qualitative study aimed to examine African American students' perceptions regarding their school’s disciplinary policies and procedures. This study was an attempt to answer the following central questions: What are the perceptions of African American students regarding their high school’s disciplinary policies and procedures? What is the experience of African American students suspended one or more times? Other questions to consider were: According to African American high school students, what conditions are perceived as barriers to effective discipline practices?

To find answers to the above questions, African American students who have been suspended or recommended for expulsion one or more …