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Discipline patterns across the public high school landscape in a large, urban district / Arthur Paul Ernst Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Thesis/Dissertation
- Author/Creator:
- Ernst, Arthur Paul, Jr., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education policy.
- Secondary education.
- Educational leadership--Penn dissertations.
- Penn dissertations--Educational leadership.
- Local Subjects:
- Education policy.
- Secondary education.
- Educational leadership--Penn dissertations.
- Penn dissertations--Educational leadership.
- Genre:
- Academic theses.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (196 pages)
- Contained In:
- Dissertations Abstracts International 82-12A.
- Place of Publication:
- [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] : University of Pennsylvania ; Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2021.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Summary:
- This quantitative study examines discipline patterns across four types of public schools in Philadelphia created by selective admissions policies. In addition to targeted discipline categories, specific school characteristics were evaluated for overrepresentation. Student populations were analyzed by gender, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and support services subgroups. Selected factors associated with increased contact with the juvenile justice system were used to measure disciplinary patterns. These variables included chronic absenteeism, dropout rate, out-of-school suspensions, expulsions, referrals to law enforcement, and school-based arrests. This data was analyzed to elevate patterns within and between school types to gain insight into the role of selective admissions policies. Two significance tests revealed significant differences between school type for multiple school characteristics and discipline factors. The largest differences were measured between Neighborhood and Special Admissions high schools, the least and most selective types of schools. The results of this study have implications for future research investigating the relationship between selective admissions policies and disproportionate discipline practices.
- Notes:
- Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 82-12, Section: A.
- Advisors: Gadsden, Vivian; Committee members: Pedro Noguera; Will Jordan.
- Department: Educational Leadership.
- Ed.D. University of Pennsylvania 2021.
- Local Notes:
- School code: 0175
- ISBN:
- 9798516084560
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
- This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.
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