Education Commons^™

Engaging School Leaders, Empowering Voices, & Exposing Strengths : Lived Experiences Of The Discipline Gap And School-To-Prison Pipeline., Marcia Faye Carmichael-Murphy, Larhondolyn Michelle Mathies, Erica Elizabeth Young

College of Education & Human Development Capstone Projects

This capstone project includes three distinct studies that explore issues of race, discipline and education. Existing literature underscores the over disciplining of students of Color. Research indicates programs like Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) are successful in decreasing disproportionate discipline for minority students in urban schools. No studies have addressed urban school leaders make sense of PBIS within the racialized context of their schools. The purpose of the first study is to explore ways principals make sense of PBIS policy in the racial context of their schools. This study also explores the role of racialized discourses in principal Sensemaking …