A Comparison of Elementary/K-8 and Middle Schools' Suspension Rates

Autor/in	Arcia, Emily
Titel	A Comparison of Elementary/K-8 and Middle Schools' Suspension Rates
Quelle	In: Urban Education, 42 (2007) 5, S.456-469 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0042-0859
DOI	10.1177/0042085907304879
Schlagwörter	Middle School Students; Grade 7; Grade 6; Suspension; Reading Achievement; Middle Schools; African American Students; Hispanic American Students; Ethnicity; Racial Differences; Student Behavior; Discipline; Elementary Schools; Elementary School Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Ausschluss; Schulausschluss; Leseleistung; African Americans; Afroamerikaner; Studentin; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner; Ethnizität; Rassenunterschied; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Disziplin; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule
Abstract	This study was undertaken to examine the suspension percentages among three sixth-grade transition groups: (a) students who attended elementary or K-8 schools in sixth grade and K-8 schools in seventh grade, (b) students who attended elementary or K-8 schools in sixth grade and middle schools in seventh grade, and (c) students who attended middle schools for both sixth and seventh grades. Percentage suspensions were examined by Black and by Latino ethnicity, and by sixth-grade reading achievement. Also, seventh-grade suspension percentages were examined by sixth-grade suspension history. Across race/ethnicity, achievement, and sixth-grade suspension history, students in middle schools were suspended at substantially higher rates than were students in elementary/K-8 schools. These differences raise concerns about the disciplinary practices used in middle schools and the reasons why these practices are necessary or are deemed appropriate. (Contains 4 tables.) (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10