TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - School characteristics related to the use of suspension
JO  - Education and treatment of children
A1  - Christie, Christine A.
A1  - Nelson, C. Michael
A1  - Jolivette, Kristine
SP  - 509
EP  - 526
VL  - 27
IS  - 4
N2  - Concerns about school safety and disruptive behavior, as well as increasing use of zero tolerance policies, have resulted in escalating rates of exclusionary disciplinary practices (out-ofschool suspension and expulsion) in America's schools. The present study examined suspension rates in Kentucky middle schools (N = 161), using both quantitative and qualitative procedures. Pearson product moment correlation coefficients were computed to identify those school-level variables that showed strong relationships to suspension rate. A sample of 20 schools with the highest suspension rates was compared to a sample of 20 schools with the lowest suspension rates using a multi variate analysis of variance (MANOVA). In addition, four schools from each group were selected as case examples. Information gathered from administrator surveys, staff interviews, and on-site observations provided detailed descriptions of the characteristics of schools with high and low suspension rates. The findings of this study demonstrated that a number of school variables are differentially related to suspension rates. Implications of these findings for school discipline reform are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0748-8491
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -